This cd requires a little investment.  There is a simplified complexity (complex simplicity?) to these songs – insightful lyrics, space & melody – that I think requires more than a quick listen before they really grow on you.  There is a lot of variety on the album, ranging from some jazzy torch songs and downbeat rock to even an a cappella/ remix of a 20’s hit, which makes the music genre difficult to classify.  The variety you may or may not like, but personally I think its cool to have the accordion mixed in with rock and jazzy songs, and Tara Linda’s voice is dark & flowing throughout.   Recommend if you are looking for original, eminently listenable music.
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its poetry & fun, a beatiful voice, truly original music -  "Evocation" is my absolute favorite-
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Armed with an accordion and a chilling voice that borders on eerie in precisely the right way, this disc follows the tumbling progress of a woman who has a firm grip on minimalism, both lyrically and musically. Shooting for abstract blues but simultaneously landing in the depths of jazz, these songs are strangely fun to process, asking the listener to allow for benefit of the doubt without laying on an air of thick pretension. The accordion is the structural  basis for the tracks(along with the vocals), but it's the percussion that slinks over and under, allowing the songs to be full but not distractingly big. This alleviated space leaves room for lyrical content that deserves to heard, musings that at times seem disjointed but always pull back together in the end: "On a train 'cause I can't fly... On a boat 'cause I can't float." There's no doubt she's going somewhere.
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