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The debut from English singer/songwriter Laura Groves (aka Blue Roses) draws more than a little from 1960s folk traditions, both British (Anne Briggs) and from across the pond (Joni Mitchell). Groves' earnest yet elusive wordplay, serpentine melodies, and minimal arrangements lithely follow the trail blazed by the current crop of postmillennial retro fairy tale crooners like Joanna Newsom, Tiny Vipers, and Laura Barrett, but her willingness to explore the more commercial side of the experimental/alternative folk movement may shield her from the "freak folk" tag so liberally applied to many of her contemporaries. Proficient on both guitar and piano, Groves is most effective when behind the latter, crafting luminous, pastoral ballads like "Greatest Thoughts," "I Wish I...," and "Imaginary Fights" that echo early Kate Bush -- the spooky, marimba-laced "Doubtful Comforts" is one of the album's highlights. Alternating between fingerpicked acoustic and electric, the remaining tracks are hardly deficient of introverted charm, but with the exception of the semi-propulsive "Rebecca," the pace is sluggish at best, resulting in a collection of songs best listened to in threes, or all at once with one's forehead pressed against the window waiting for the rain to pass.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
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Laura Groves, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Elizabeth Walker, AssociatedPerformer - Blue Roses, MainArtist - Marco Pasquariello, Producer, MixingEngineer - Dan Edgar, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Nia Lewis, AssociatedPerformer
2009 XL Recordings Ltd / Salvia 2008 XL Recordings Ltd / Salvia
Joel White, Choir - Fyfe Dangerfield, AssociatedPerformer - Laura Groves, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Blue Roses, MainArtist - Marco Pasquariello, Producer, MixingEngineer - Albert Freeman, Choir - Joshua Taylor, Choir - Jas Kaur, Choir - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - William Sanderson, Choir - Christa D'Apolito, Choir - Chris Tracey, Choir - Jed Forward, Choir - Kieron J Casey, Choir - Luke Silcock, Choir - Lydia Pitkethly, Choir - Merle Collett, Choir - Patrick Dowson, Choir - Sarah Edgar, Choir - Sarah Ruby Lawson, Choir - Shameem Sankriwala, Choir
2009 XL Recordings Ltd / Salvia 2008 XL Recordings Ltd / Salvia
Laura Groves, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Blue Roses, MainArtist - Marco Pasquariello, Producer, MixingEngineer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Dominic Groves, AssociatedPerformer
2009 XL Recordings Ltd / Salvia 2008 XL Recordings Ltd / Salvia
Laura Groves, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Elizabeth Walker, AssociatedPerformer - Blue Roses, MainArtist - Marco Pasquariello, Producer, MixingEngineer - Dan Edgar, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Nia Lewis, AssociatedPerformer
2009 XL Recordings Ltd / Salvia 2008 XL Recordings Ltd / Salvia
Laura Groves, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Elizabeth Walker, AssociatedPerformer - Blue Roses, MainArtist - Marco Pasquariello, Producer, MixingEngineer - Dan Edgar, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Nia Lewis, AssociatedPerformer
2009 XL Recordings Ltd / Salvia 2008 XL Recordings Ltd / Salvia
Laura Groves, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Blue Roses, MainArtist - Marco Pasquariello, Producer, MixingEngineer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2009 XL Recordings Ltd / Salvia 2008 XL Recordings Ltd / Salvia
Laura Groves, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Blue Roses, MainArtist - Marco Pasquariello, Producer, MixingEngineer - Josh Taylor, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2009 XL Recordings Ltd / Salvia 2008 XL Recordings Ltd / Salvia
Laura Groves, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Blue Roses, MainArtist - Marco Pasquariello, Producer, MixingEngineer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2009 XL Recordings Ltd / Salvia 2008 XL Recordings Ltd / Salvia
Laura Groves, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Blue Roses, MainArtist - Marco Pasquariello, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, MixingEngineer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2009 XL Recordings Ltd / Salvia 2008 XL Recordings Ltd / Salvia
Laura Groves, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Elizabeth Walker, AssociatedPerformer - Blue Roses, MainArtist - Marco Pasquariello, Producer, MixingEngineer - Dan Edgar, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Nia Lewis, AssociatedPerformer
2009 XL Recordings Ltd / Salvia 2008 XL Recordings Ltd / Salvia
Album review
The debut from English singer/songwriter Laura Groves (aka Blue Roses) draws more than a little from 1960s folk traditions, both British (Anne Briggs) and from across the pond (Joni Mitchell). Groves' earnest yet elusive wordplay, serpentine melodies, and minimal arrangements lithely follow the trail blazed by the current crop of postmillennial retro fairy tale crooners like Joanna Newsom, Tiny Vipers, and Laura Barrett, but her willingness to explore the more commercial side of the experimental/alternative folk movement may shield her from the "freak folk" tag so liberally applied to many of her contemporaries. Proficient on both guitar and piano, Groves is most effective when behind the latter, crafting luminous, pastoral ballads like "Greatest Thoughts," "I Wish I...," and "Imaginary Fights" that echo early Kate Bush -- the spooky, marimba-laced "Doubtful Comforts" is one of the album's highlights. Alternating between fingerpicked acoustic and electric, the remaining tracks are hardly deficient of introverted charm, but with the exception of the semi-propulsive "Rebecca," the pace is sluggish at best, resulting in a collection of songs best listened to in threes, or all at once with one's forehead pressed against the window waiting for the rain to pass.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:13
- Main artists: Blue Roses
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: XL Recordings
- Genre: Folk/Americana
2009 XL Recordings Ltd / Salvia 2009 XL Recordings Ltd / Salvia
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