Shawn Colvin - Whole New You

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Free Music Review: "So many other dreams..."
Hit: 5 Stars

I don't know how this lady manages to accomplish it every time. I am talking about Shawn Colvin's uncanny, sparkling ability to do those two things that, in my opinion, no other contemporary artiste has come close to achieving. Firstly she weaves the seemingly disparate elements of folk, country and of course rock into a kaleidoscopic montage of mind expanding musings, vintage imagery, subtle sarcasm and a form of enchanting poetry that stems from the deepest recesses of the psyche and dances before your mental vision, hours after you have heard the songs. The other thing is her fascinating and now highly evolved ability for creating songs that are mysteriously melancholic and strangely uplifting at the same time. She did it in "A Few Small Repairs" and she does it again in her latest work: Whole New You. Dismiss the "she-has-moved-far-from-her-roots" critiques as coming from listeners who are either committing the unforgivable act of relating to Whole New You against the backdrop of Shawn's previous work or are apparently failing to understand and appreciate the hitherto unvisited territory of this brilliant woman's song writing world. Whole New You goes where her previous works have never gone before while simultaneously retaining the entire classic Colvin trademarks of life-affirming themes and haunting melodies. The opening track "A Matter of Minutes" is easily one of the most original pieces of this year..the hummable tune and the overwhelming sadness of the song's import cling to your head and don't let go. The title track is fresh and elevating. What's wrong with spreading a little happiness and hope in an otherwise dreary life? "Nothing like you" is familiar Shawn Colvin with the ode to disintegrating relationships and the obscure but arresting lyrics. "Bone fields" is nothing short of folk gold and there is a faint hint of Tracy Chapman's emotional directness here. But it is "Another Plane Went Down" with its cascading, hallucinatory imagery and chilling implications that is the flagship of this album. Almost bordering on a sort of distorted, stream of consciousness-like delirium, the track throws you into a semi-dream and is powerfully atmospheric. Surreal with a capital `S'. "Bound to you" is charged with energy while "Mr. Levon" and "Roger Wilco" will stun fans into admitting that Colvin's capacity to blend tragedy, irony and hope has only brightened. "I'll say I'm sorry now" is once again Shawn at her apocryphal best. I am only too pleased to say that her voice is as clear, soothing and pure as before and the album showcases this amazing woman's talent for creating and sustaining music that transcends genre, boundary and definition. Just like it's predecessor,Whole New You secretly and very rhapsodically opens new doors, walks down unchartered roads, holds enigmatic moments in life, paints haunting pictures, gazes at the oft ignored fields of the mind, magnifies the nuances of human relationships, furthers the scrutiny of and the quest for identity, dances in the pale light of the moon, looks existential dread in the eye and ultimately captures everything and restores it in a chimerical cinematic finish. In short this album quietly exhumes, like the line from one of the tracks, "so many other dreams..." Shawn Colvin holds a place in the rush and roar of contemporary music that she can call her very own. You've come a long way, baby. I love you

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