on the dashboard of a shaky car
The Arielle Silver Band
© Copyright-Arielle Silver
(747728929823)
Record Label: Passion Records
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In the past year, Arielle's songwriting has garnered kudos from ASCAP, Nashville's American Songwriter magazine, Berklee College of Music, The Boston Globe, and more. This summer, former radio rep from Righteous Babe Records, John Briggs, trailed the band called Arielle that precious combination of bluesy soul, intimate writing and powerful stage presence. Weeks later, Arielle and her band opened for legendary Grammy winners America to an audience of thousands.
Now she's back in the studio, recording her follow up LP to her 2005 EP release. Supported by indie label Passion Records, Arielle is writer, producer, and performer on bloth albums, which feature her award-winning clarinet playing along side her beautiful voice, terrific band, and guest players.
Backed by drummer/ percussionist Scott Manley (incidentally, grand-nephew of America's first pop songwriter Stephen Foster) and bassist Mariana Iranzi (also, incidentally, great grand-daughter of famed Argentinian tango composer Julio De Caro), Arielle has been called the love child of PJ Harvey and Wilco, blessed with Natalie Merchant's voice, and backed by an edgier-than-Dave Matthew's rhythm section.
Born and raised along the East Coast with a suitcase packed to move, Arielle Silver is a singer/ songwriter who finds her stories in the coat tails of rootless searching and lonely goodbyes. In her writing, the physical world draws the borders, but feelings reign supreme.
Whether it is the ocean's constant flee and return to the shore, the flightiness of July 4th fireworks, or the loss of words in the face of love, Arielle gathers inspiration from desire and longing and pulls the yearning into powerful deliveries of song and spirit.
Arielle and her band are currently charming audiences in the Northeast between recording sessions.
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The band is a tight, solid unit, and their music probably pours right off the st
author: Jennifer Layton
The band may be named after its frontwoman, but bandmates Scott Manley and Mariana Iranzi pour on the energy and passion on drums and bass to the point where the sound is just too vibrant and full for three people to be making by themselves. The band is a tight, solid unit, and their music probably pours right off the stage and swirls around the audience during their live shows. I need to check them out next time they play the Six String Cafe in my home town.
Silver has a warbling Joni Mitchell/Alanis Morisette quality to her voice. She also has a knack for lyrics -- "Whispers by the Lake" might be the first time I've heard a woman compare a faltering love affair with a shaky car. She also scores a direct emotional hit with "Gravitate." After considering the pull between the moon and the ocean in this ambling acoustic ballad, she sings, "You gravitate me." The song takes on a more sensual feel, comparing the ebb and flow of the sea to the movement between two people.
Perhaps the best example of the musical power of this band is simply the tempo in "Perhaps it is the Rain." This song of an unsteady long-distance relationship has a beat that feels like the singer is pacing the floor. Even with the smooth string instruments, the music captures the feeling of restlessness. I noticed after a minute or so that I was fidgeting in my chair.
This band packs a lot of power into a five-track EP. Seems perfectly appropriate that they're signed to Passion Records.
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