5.0 out of 5 stars
Unobtrusively bewitching., November 24, 2010
This review is from: The Quickening (Audio CD)
With The Quickening, Liverpool-born Williams has eight solo albums in eleven years to her credit. Most have been released on her own label; each is a model of fingerpicked acoustics and understated, intimate vocals on adult sentiments; and each is better than the last. Cross Nick Drake, Joni Mitchell, and early Suzanne Vega for an idea of Williams' woodsmoked, autumnal sound. "Just a Feeling", with its cooed, wordless backups, could be a sequel to Drake's "Poor Boy." "Noble Guesses," in its "dreams-are-where-inventions-sleep" chorus, explores Mendeleev in poetry akin to Mitchell's tribute to aviator Earhart in "Amelia." And "Cream of the Crop" evokes the same yearning found in Vega's "Calypso." Still, Williams unfortunately remains a secret to many folkies in the States. Unobtrusively bewitching, The Quickening should find Willams her long overdue recognition.
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