One-woman orchestra Cameron Mesirow (aka Glasser), seems to constantly be compared to other female performers. Thankfully, she's not as much of a hippy, Fleetwood Mac derivative as Bat for Lashes, nor is she as scary or doomy as Fever Ray. That's not to say I don't love Fever Ray, cos I do, right? And Bjork. Always Bjork.
Ring is a mighty fine record. It's beautiful, complex, lush and takes me to places in my mind that I rarely visit. Songs are rarely predictable and veer off in the direction of pop, jazz and dance at various points.
Beginning with the tribal drumming of "Apply", it continues along hypnotically for 8 more tracks, carrying the listener along with it. There's the wonky glockenspiel of "Home", "Glad" which almost gets funky, and the gorgeous symphony of "Clamour"brings the album to a close.
Apparently Ring bases its circular motif on Homer's Odyssey, which is helpful as once this album is over, there's a strong temptation to listen to it from the start again immediately.
Below is a wee video for "Apply". Oooh trippy!
Ring is a mighty fine record. It's beautiful, complex, lush and takes me to places in my mind that I rarely visit. Songs are rarely predictable and veer off in the direction of pop, jazz and dance at various points.
Beginning with the tribal drumming of "Apply", it continues along hypnotically for 8 more tracks, carrying the listener along with it. There's the wonky glockenspiel of "Home", "Glad" which almost gets funky, and the gorgeous symphony of "Clamour"brings the album to a close.
Apparently Ring bases its circular motif on Homer's Odyssey, which is helpful as once this album is over, there's a strong temptation to listen to it from the start again immediately.
Below is a wee video for "Apply". Oooh trippy!
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