Wind-Up Canary

Casey Dienel - Wind-Up Canary

Wind-Up Canary
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Artist: Casey Dienel
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-03-14
Music Label: Hush Records
Soundtracks:
  1. Doctor Monroe
  2. Everything
  3. Baby James
  4. Cabin Fever
  5. Frankie and Annette
  6. The Coffee Beanery
  7. Embroidery
  8. Fat Old Man
  9. Stationary
  10. Tundra
  11. All or Nothing
  12. La La Song

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Free Music Review: White, White Hinterland : From the Woods, a Stunning Debut
Hit: 5 Stars

Casey Dienel's debut album (and at the time of writing, only solo album), is a glorious revelation. Best described as an amalgamation of Fiona Apple and 1920s Jazz Princess Annette Hanshaw, Casey displays a musical maturity and skill far beyond her young years. Especially of importance is how good this record sounds upon repeat plays - the music is sparse, yet almost verges on cabaret - the entire enterprise is firmly in the mode of 'female singer songwriter', but the genre here seems something else altogether. You really have to listen to it to discover what its all about.

"Wind Up Canary" was recorded as a bunch of demos that were never meant for public release. As such, they accidentally found their way to an obscure record label that decided to release it to the indie music community. That is perhaps also the reason why so few copies of this album are in existence (if you own a first press copy, count yourself lucky), and why the current prices of available copies are so extraordinarily high.

Onto the music - the indie music world was first introduced to the albums' only single "Doctor Monroe", a giddy 1940s inspired musical ditty that is lush with happy instrumentation, layered with Dienel's exuberant vocals. Its a great introduction to what this album is all about, but not totally defining. Slower ballads, such as the closing scorcher "The La La Song", as well as the poignant "Frank and Annette" are absolutely bewitching. But the album comes into its own when it attempts more enthusiastic melodies, and goes all out in embracing the jazz/blues genre.

Dienel's vocals are surprisingly solid - but ultimately not very memorable. I would say that she is passable, but since these are actually demo recordings one can forgive the couple of times she is out of tune and the odd occassion where she can't carry a note. Still, she sounds like a happy mix of Fiona Apple (especially the way she ends a sentence) and some Regina Spektor thrown in. However, unlike Spektor, the music here is memorable. I've had this for about a year now, and nary a week goes by when I don't play it - its instant pick-me-up music with class.

Casey Dienel eventually went on to form a band called White Hinterland (try finding their stunning debut "Phylactery Factory" here), and it was a quieter, more toned down affair, more reminiscent of that Scarlett Johansson record "Anywhere I lay my Head" than anything else. Its a great album, but Dienel hasn't quite been able to capture the freshness of this debut album. Think of it as a fine accompaniment to Fiona Apple's debut album "Tidal". This is a beautiful album, it holds up beautifully with time, and deserves an instant place in your collection.

Five Stars. Highly recommended for fans of Majandra Delfino, Kate Bush, Tori Amos, Fiona Apple and Maude Maggart.
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