This disc is another fine outing from folk-rocker
namoli brennet. "California", the album's first
song, is a sunny slice of shuffle-pop that pays
homage to it's namesake state in sound as well
as in it's lyrics. "Just Like Falling" features a strummy
indie-pop guitar and some vintage synth that doesn't
detract from it's homespun charm. "Rebel Sun" is an
atmospheric little creeper that somehow calls to
mind the Lindsey Buckingham/Stevie Nicks era of
Fleetwood Mac. Perhaps the most surprising thing
about
Singer Shine Your Light, for those of us who
thought brennet was merely a fantastic singer/songwriter
and guitarist, anyway, comes via a perusal of the liner
notes: Aside from a trumpet part on one song and an
acoustic bass on another, brennet played an sang
everything on the entire album. Her credits, as they
appear here, include: "vocals, acoustic guitar, slide
guitar, bowed guitar, electric guitar, ebow, piano,
synth, vocoder, rhodes, drums, shakers, tambourine,
cajon, harmonica, banjo, mandolin, bass and
glockenspiel." Perhaps the most remarkable of
all, you'd never guess it from listening to the album,
which has the warm feel of a band hashing it out in
the studio, as opposed to the "home recording project"
that sometimes results in similar situations. With
SingerShine Your Light, Brennet has once again furthered
her reputation as one of our musical treasures.
Stephen Siegel, Tucson Weekly (9/07)
