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Effortless sophomore Kitchell’s This Storm is an immediate and visceral album, dealing with serious issues with a newfound boldness. Sonya Kitchell, 19 years old (only) whose lyrics have been favorably compared to the poetry of E.E. Cummings (Harp Magazine), touches on war, loss, and solitude in tracks like Soldier s Lament, Robin in the Snow, and Walk Away. There is also plenty of drive and backbeat to This Storm, from the sultry, roots-inspired rock of Borderline, to the indie-leaning Every Drop, and Fire, to the shimmering acoustic-alt-pop of Effortless and the first single, Here to There.
Kitchell and Burn even leaven some electronic flourishes into the album s closer, the title track This Storm. Strikingly confident, and at times more aggressive and rock-focused, This Storm builds on the promise that marked her acclaimed debut (Words Came Back to Me) 3 years ago. Recorded with Grammy Award-winning producer Malcolm Burn (Daniel Lanois, Peter Gabriel, Emmylou Harris) at Burn s home studio in upstate New York, the new album is a showcase for Kitchell s prodigious talent and stunning mature voice.
This Storm
by Sonya Kitchell
Original Release Date: September 2, 2008
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Decca
Buy Album: Click Here
“How I grew up had a huge impact on who I am as a person, the kind of music I make, and what I appreciate in life,” Kitchell says. “It was this magical place in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by gorgeous landscape and acres and acres of land. One of my favorite things was to just go walking in the woods and write songs.” “Herbie encouraged me as far as improvising goes and gave me the nod to go ahead and experiment,” Kitchell says. “If he thinks I’m a good singer, that’s a huge compliment and a pat on the back. It made me realize, `Okay, I can do this.’ Each night he’d stretch out and improvise, and I’d stretch out and improvise. It was like this dance we did every night. And to do that with someone like Herbie Hancock makes you feel like you can do it with anyone.” “I want people to feel excited when they hear the album,” Kitchell says. “That ecstatic, elated feeling you get when something is so good that it makes you want to listen to it over and over again. I hope to create music that has as much of an effect on others as artists like Joni Mitchell, The Beatles, Janis Joplin, and Leonard Cohen had on me. I know that’s setting the bar very, very high – but that’s my goal.”
About the author : Alias is a French self-made-man, multi-talented artist, he is also a music-producer, screen writer and artistic director for films. Read more from this author
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