[quote:96b5b57279]SARAH SLEAN
Day One (Warner)
There's a disingenuous fragility to Sarah Slean's music, like it could collapse at any instant. I say disingenuous because the strength of this Canadian singer/songwriter/piano goddess's compositions reveal itself upon repeated listens. The Weimar-era cabaret leanings of her first album, Night Bugs , have been pushed aside in favour of less baroque arrangements and melodies. Which is not to say that Day One is any less interesting. The intervening years have deepened Slean's talents and sharpened not only her commercial instincts but her songwriting. Yuppie radio, in search of a successor to Sarah McLachlan, could easily embrace 'Mary', a mid-tempo track highlighted by Slean's delicate piano work and gorgeous harmony vocals. Her sense of whimsy, always prominent, is even more evident on the title track, 'Day One', and 'Out In The Park'. Although her classical leanings occasionally peak out in well-deployed choral arrangements and orchestral pluckings, simpler songs like 'Your Wish Is My Wish' make the biggest impact.
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[/quote:96b5b57279]- Macaulay Connor, Access Magazine, OCT-NOV 2004


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