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On a Clear Day

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This album from Natalia Zukerman really showcases her songwriting ability. Athough it's not my favorite Zukerman album (see my review of Only One), it is nonetheless outstanding in its own right.

It's filled with very intricate instrumentation and rich, multifaceted songs. Personally, I prefer to hear just Natalia and her awesome guitar playing (which do shine thru on some songs like Fool's Gold). Her songs are lyrically complex, and sometimes I felt overwhelmed by all the stuff going on in the songs so that it's hard to understand what she's singing about without reading along with the lyrics. But I recognize superb songwriting when I hear it, even when it's not easy to grasp on the first listen. You'll probably need to play this album 3 or 4 times before you get hooked.

If you're new to Zukerman's work, I would recommend Only One as your first Zukerman album, unless you really dig rich, multilayered, multi-instrument arrangements with drums, in which case On A Clear Day should be your first choice.

natalia's music is not only well written and performed, it is food for the soul. anyone who likes folk, artists and music that makes them feel should definitly check it out.