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"One
of Britain's greatest Singer-Songwriters...
Bob
Harris BBCR2
The
Independent on Sunday
Simmy
Richman. Sunday, 11 January 2009
Fairytales,
folk stories, enchanted forests and fiery lakes – so far so promising,
as Angie Palmer's latest perfectly crafted offering gets a Proper
release in the January lull.
'Meanwhile'
is further proof that what "the British Lucinda Williams"
lacks in Americana credentials (she's from Preston), she makes up for
with a dues-paying busking-in-Paris past. "The mind has monster
great and small/Just waiting for the night to fall" she sings on
"Slip Away From Me". Palmer's night should fall more often.
Pick
of the album: The spooky and epic 'Weeping Wood'
“atmospheric
country-folk-rock ....Worth turning the lights down low for”
The
Sun ****
“strong
on haunting lyrics and atmospherics”
Rock'n'Reel
****
"Has
a delicious hair-in-the-voice approach that gives her a tough edge over
more fey contemporaries...Impressive"
Rob
Hughes
*** Uncut magazine
"Rare
in this world of introspective songwriters Palmer has a truly narrative
style at times recalling Dylan and consummately literate... utterly
convincing." Acoustic Magazine
"A
gorgeous, thrusting chunk of guitar strewn Americana that sounds as
though it has been torn from the Best of Dylan songbook." MoJo
"Striking
fourth release from Preston based songstress... the music flows
beautifully, at times recalling the soundscapes of Joni Mitchell's
Hejira or Van Morrison's Veedon Fleece."
Americana UK
"'Tales
of Light & Darkness' is a superb album with quality at every turn...
very highly recommended."
Fish Records
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