May. 30, 2012 - Issue #867: Nextfest 2012
Here on a Wire
Jenny Berkel {recordings_bands_mg} Here on a Wire {/recordings_bands_mg}
Independent,
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With the release of her debut full-length album, Here on a Wire, it's clear Jenny Berkel is determined to make a lasting impression. Nothing about the album gives away Berkel's newcomer status. Self-described as "haunt folk," the music, although ghostly, is not unfriendly, with poetic and thoughtful lyrics carrying themes of time, loss and city landscapes. Plenty of emotion permeates Berkel's songs, but the only drama comes from brilliant use of percussion at key moments and a somewhat jarring and grave poem recital near the end of the album. Particular standouts are "All is Undone" and "Come a Long Way."
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