So Long is the recent release from Erin Power. The singer/songwriter explains: “The album is about letting go of past relationships, trauma and any other bull that prevents you from going toward the things you love. It's about contemplation, reflection and surrendering to things you cannot control and focusing on the things that you can, in a time when things are so uncertain, for everyone.”
I have to say there is a similar type of affectation and inflection she sings with that really reminded me of Devendra Banhart. There’s something about the way they both curtail or sustain notes and words. It’s similar to his release Rejoicing in the Hands. I think it really benefited the songs. The album starts with “So long” and the way she sings covers the song. It’s a solid start and I enjoyed the picking pattern and the lyrics. “Believe’n” is around seven-and-a-half minutes long. I’m not sure why she decided to draw this one out for so long because there really aren’t many significant changes. Regardless, it’s got its charm and is soulful and heartfelt. Up next is “Made Me” and contains the same exact picking pattern as “Believe’n” and in all honesty it was hard to feel many differences. “On and on” is a warm folk song. “I hope this helps” and “Where are you?” has its moments. I was excited for some banjo on “You’re all that” and “So long.” Power revisits the same picking pattern on a number of songs. It’s a nice pattern but she seems to be relying on it too much. There are a number of songs which sound incredibly similar due to the sparse instrumentation and identical picking. On that note I really dig her vibe which does feel in the similar wheelhouse as Devendra Banhart and Joanna Newsome. Power in my opinion is still in the embryonic stage of her musical career and this follow up release shows she’s still evolving and getting better. On that note her talent shines with just her voice, guitar skills and poetic lyrics. I hope to hear more in the not too distant future.
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