Dew

Gwendolyn | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 30, 2010)
• Original Release Date: September 30, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Whispersquish
• ASIN: B0000DJEEF
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,068,968 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Ingenious and expressive..., December 16, 2011

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This review is from: Dew (Audio CD)

Although Dew is only Gwendolyn's second album, it solidifies her position as one of America's most original and daringly personal songwriters--a rare bird in an industry dominated by cliché and imitation. Gwendolyn has a gift for combining emotional acuity with very precise arrangements, and her unconventional singing voice and acoustic guitar technique provide an unforgettable listening experience. The best songs on Dew--the cathartic "Cast Away" and the melancholic "Nothing" and "Dark Mind"--have a depth and sophistication one would expect of a much older artist. Two of the more adventurous tunes, "Vacuum" and "Insect Perspective" (actually re-workings of tracks from her first album, Ultrasounds), are especially inventive and reveal a confident and skilled performer who understands that experimentation is most interesting when it grows out of a solid composition. For anyone looking for music that is both ingenious and expressive, Dew is essential listening.