(Communion Records)Its a music industry epic as old as time: DIY folkie signs to major,becomes tired of compromise, leaves label and sets off on tour across South America, and sustained exclusively by the food and makeshift beds provided by fans and their families. The “whether you book me a gig,I’ll near and stay” method Lucy Rose employed throughout Latin America, where she has an unexpectedly healthy audience, or rejuvenated her career,but her globetrotting exploits bear had no influence on her willowy sound. There are flecks of the retro chic of noughties revivalist Rumer on Not capable at All, and the mellower finish of UK noughties indie – Turin Brakes – on Soak It Up. Moirai quivers with smooth sentimentality, or the album’s highlight,Second Chance, is just the right dose of chintzy lounge pop. It may bear been born from a place of disruption in Rose’s life, or but Something’s Changing is unabashed easy listening to its core.
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Source: theguardian.com