I have enjoyed every second of this musical journey which Little Sue has formed in the mind with Music and Lyrics. Most Enjoyable Album!
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Just like the avid reader that swears they never read the same book twice, except for that one dog-eared, tattered novel tucked away in the nightstand drawer that can’t be resisted for long, to the indie music collector, Shine is one of those albums destined to keep resurfacing in your life, regardless of how many discs you might collect every year. Even after being out for three years, it hasn’t lost its magic; in fact, the spell only matures. Little Sue’s lyrics seem to suggest she’s been flipping through your journal, following the most precious, vulnerable moments of your life (good and bad) as if you’re a Portland-based Truman Show.  She’s got a knack for capturing those fleeting and private but profound emotions that bubble under the surface, the ones you think are exclusively yours, such as the silent, aching sourness of giving up on someone you love (“like giving up on a piece of yourself”) to the title track’s telling of a difficult relationship making us “Shine,” to falling in love with emotionally-unavailable men. This beautifully vibrant songstress is no less than a heroine of the tender, enormously perceptive human heart; a woman who has heightened receptors for these often unspoken yet painful beauties of life and the little whispers in every day moments that most people miss (unless they’re lucky enough to recognize them in her songs).  Capturing these morsels of bittersweet humanity with grace, poignancy and goosebumpy honesty, she turns them into sparkling art. With her distinct and signature sweetly-pinched vocals, Little Sue and her music are arguably the most lovable act in the Portland scene.
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I agree with the reviewer who says she (& band) create a sound like a cross between Amy Allison and Amy Rigby (two of my faves also).  She brings in some sparkling pop aspects & they really create a marvelous little sound world that
expresses a lot & reveals more with each listen.  All Little Sue albums are great I think-- this one another winner!
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when describing amy allison in a review the writer talked about the sad songs she delivered with a strait face.  amy rigby was described as someone whose songs are edgier.  like elvis costello.  what happens when you put the two amys together?  little sue that's what.  sweet voiced with a little bite put in to it.  creating a music that is undefinable and very beautiful.  hope the two amys find this and i know they'll both listen to it.
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