Back & Forth
Posted April 13, 2009
By IronJedi,
Lanaẻ Hale’s latest, Back & Forth comes courtesy of the small, Nashville-based wünder-label Centricity Music. The album features 8 tracks of lively and catchy pop / pop-rock, complemented by several gentle, melodious ballads. Tag-team producers Mark Hammond (Nicole Nordeman, Ashley Tisdale) and Allen Salmon (Seabird, This Beautiful Republic) place their signature stamp on Back & Forth’s production, but it is Hale’s versatility and talent as a singer/songwriter, that give substance and character to this “deep pop.”
Ms. Hale’s breathy vocals have a give and take quality; sinuously moving between a silken quality and a country-influenced nuance. Her vocals simultaneously embody quiet vulnerability, innocent lightheartedness and an assured sonorousness. She easily transitions between secure transparency and an affirmed clemency depending on the mood and tone of the song and lyrics.
If you’re looking for mature, affable music, then you should definitely give this album a listen. Lanaẻ Hale’s Back & Forth shares common ground with Faith Hill and Nicole Nordeman, as well as Sixpence None The Richer, The Cranberries and Melissa Greene. View All Music And Book Reviews By IronJedi | View IronJedi's Profile
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