Sophomore effort every bit as good as her first!
author: Dean
Katy Pfaffl, the multi-talented, multi-instrument playing chanteuse is back with "As She Stands." As she did on her self-titled first disc, she magically enchants you with her incredible vocal range and ability, in her solid performance, lovely arrangements and brilliant writing style. Better still, she has grown tremendously as an artist from that original CD, and it really shows here.
Each of the ten songs she offers on this second album is a little gem, and collectively that becomes a remarkable string of jewels presented by a very talented performer. Examples:
"Catch Me" is a song filled with longing, ache and tenderness. Poignantly lovely, lyrically evocative, it is the sort of track you hit the replay button on, time and time and time again!
"Goodbye" has the sound of an authentic 1970s RNB classic tune! It's simply a kick ass performance. Turn this one up!
"Beautiful" is exactly that. Scaled down sounds, simple and powerful images, and a real ride, it's a winner.
The title track is knowing in its quiet contemplativeness. It's a gentle sweet confection, and it's clearly a heart-felt tribute to the singer's roots.
And Katy's reinvention of the Lennon/McCartney classic "Blackbird" is worth the purchase price alone!
Credit to her band, who all contribute greatly to the architecture of this sound sculpture: Justin Wallace who smacks incredible basslines, Sean Dixon and Sebastian Guerrero who make perfection with their percussive sounds, Scott Sharrard, who adds authenticity (and his amazing wa-wa pedal) to "Goodbye" and Scott Chasolen, who rocks the keyboards.
If you want to hear the Next Big Thing without waiting for The Industry to figure out what that is, you only need to get a copy of "As She Stands."
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author: Kimberly Heilbrun
I love this CD. The music moves me and has great emotional depth. I would recommend this CD to anyone!
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Fantastic-- overcame the sophmore challenge
author: Ed Kamenitzer
This cd is, once again, a fabulous representation of the real thing. Three thumbs up!!! Keep up the great music!!!
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