Mannieb
6 October 2004, 19:59
There are bands who focus on production, there are singers and bands who are occupied with finding radio hooks, and there are singer-songwriters who write from the inside and let success fall where it may. Marianne Kesler's (http://www.coolspirit.net/) new release, Green Room, is the latter (maybe with the pinch of "hooks" thrown in for self-satisfaction).
The premise is acoustic, though she does not stick to the "rules" of folk or acoustic pop, most ably heard in the title track:
"Walking through doorways, roaming the halls
Long endless corridors, writing on the walls
Gazing in mirrors, adjusting the light
Subtle reflections & rumors of light
And I wait for you. And I wait for you...
In the green room...so patiently
In the green room...wait and see"
(http://www.coolspirit.net/mp3/GreenRoom/gr_7.mp3)
On every track there is an air of innocence that translates dewy-eyed girls who write poetry into the real world (and we're not talking the edited, shaky camera MTV version). The abecedarian, lucid vision of "Unrefined" is merely a soft beat, a few unplugged guitars and a voice giving clues into her uncomplicated yet intricate emotional lifestyle. Not crooned, but the voice is held not much higher than a whisper as she soulfully throws:
"The lion is crouching
The door is left ajar
A voice in the hallway
A roar from afar
Trying hard to remember
Harder to forget
Thinking of the what ifs
And lingering regrets...and
I keep falling, falling back again."
It is this blend of melodic, unsullied optimism that has kept Marianne Kesler in the studio and touring for exactly a decade. Her performance history is a literal Who's Where of festival work: Rockfest in NY, Rock the Park in CT, Rockledge Music Festival NY, Columbus Arts Festival, Inside Out Soul Festival in NH, and Woodstock in CT. Not to mention extensive tours in The Netherlands and Australia. She also frequents coffeehouses, cafes, churches and any place else they allow music from California to New Jersey.
This is Marianne's 5th studio album since 1994. She's received an incredible seven ASCAP Popular Awards, with airplay across the US, Chile, Spain, Finland Romania and other unbelievable places.
"I think Green Room is the closest I have ever come to capturing what I mean to say and how I want to sound! I actually enjoy listening to it... which as an artist is very hard for me to say about my own work. So with all this, I am truly hopeful that a whole new fan base will make its acquaintance and really fall in love with the music!
The premise is acoustic, though she does not stick to the "rules" of folk or acoustic pop, most ably heard in the title track:
"Walking through doorways, roaming the halls
Long endless corridors, writing on the walls
Gazing in mirrors, adjusting the light
Subtle reflections & rumors of light
And I wait for you. And I wait for you...
In the green room...so patiently
In the green room...wait and see"
(http://www.coolspirit.net/mp3/GreenRoom/gr_7.mp3)
On every track there is an air of innocence that translates dewy-eyed girls who write poetry into the real world (and we're not talking the edited, shaky camera MTV version). The abecedarian, lucid vision of "Unrefined" is merely a soft beat, a few unplugged guitars and a voice giving clues into her uncomplicated yet intricate emotional lifestyle. Not crooned, but the voice is held not much higher than a whisper as she soulfully throws:
"The lion is crouching
The door is left ajar
A voice in the hallway
A roar from afar
Trying hard to remember
Harder to forget
Thinking of the what ifs
And lingering regrets...and
I keep falling, falling back again."
It is this blend of melodic, unsullied optimism that has kept Marianne Kesler in the studio and touring for exactly a decade. Her performance history is a literal Who's Where of festival work: Rockfest in NY, Rock the Park in CT, Rockledge Music Festival NY, Columbus Arts Festival, Inside Out Soul Festival in NH, and Woodstock in CT. Not to mention extensive tours in The Netherlands and Australia. She also frequents coffeehouses, cafes, churches and any place else they allow music from California to New Jersey.
This is Marianne's 5th studio album since 1994. She's received an incredible seven ASCAP Popular Awards, with airplay across the US, Chile, Spain, Finland Romania and other unbelievable places.
"I think Green Room is the closest I have ever come to capturing what I mean to say and how I want to sound! I actually enjoy listening to it... which as an artist is very hard for me to say about my own work. So with all this, I am truly hopeful that a whole new fan base will make its acquaintance and really fall in love with the music!