my first review is up
for denitia's show. everytime i read it i wish i had worked on it more before i sent it.
"Contrast" is Denitia Odigie's fourth EP. This review is about her CD release party held at the Rutledge on Tuesday, January 27th.
Long-time fans of Denitia Odigie have noticed a complete 180 in her music, and they didn't have to search very hard for it. The aptly and overtly named "Contrast" has shed all of Denitia's precursory alt-rock a la PJ Harvey and instead goes full steam ahead with the soul, mo-town, and gospel Denitia Odigie. There's very little room for dissention here, whether it be attributed to the recent signing with Weston Boys Entertainment publishing or a lot of trial and error combined with soul-searching, Odigie has found herself a beautiful formula for music, and if you can't recognize a little wonderfulness in it, then you don't like music.
Her comfort and charisma on stage is just the starting line for a show that was almost flawless, from the musicianship of the band to the background vocals and the general ebb and flow of all the songs.
Denitia's band, including the always amazing Dan Cohen on guitar, and Laura Ezell and Jenny Wood on back-ups managed to enhance the music instead of detract from, a feat for any singer-songwriter who spends time on stage playing those same songs sans back up band.
While Odigie blew me and everyone in the room away, and will most likely garner only kind words about "Contrast" and the performance she gives of it on stage, I know that from Odigie we still have yet to hear her masterpiece, something that combines the tried-and-true with the inner raw-ness she shows on her old EPs. Check out all her work, when you can get your hands on it, starting with "Contrast" and working back to "The Fireworks Session" and 2006's "Good Causes".
"Contrast" is Denitia Odigie's fourth EP. This review is about her CD release party held at the Rutledge on Tuesday, January 27th.
Long-time fans of Denitia Odigie have noticed a complete 180 in her music, and they didn't have to search very hard for it. The aptly and overtly named "Contrast" has shed all of Denitia's precursory alt-rock a la PJ Harvey and instead goes full steam ahead with the soul, mo-town, and gospel Denitia Odigie. There's very little room for dissention here, whether it be attributed to the recent signing with Weston Boys Entertainment publishing or a lot of trial and error combined with soul-searching, Odigie has found herself a beautiful formula for music, and if you can't recognize a little wonderfulness in it, then you don't like music.
Her comfort and charisma on stage is just the starting line for a show that was almost flawless, from the musicianship of the band to the background vocals and the general ebb and flow of all the songs.
Denitia's band, including the always amazing Dan Cohen on guitar, and Laura Ezell and Jenny Wood on back-ups managed to enhance the music instead of detract from, a feat for any singer-songwriter who spends time on stage playing those same songs sans back up band.
While Odigie blew me and everyone in the room away, and will most likely garner only kind words about "Contrast" and the performance she gives of it on stage, I know that from Odigie we still have yet to hear her masterpiece, something that combines the tried-and-true with the inner raw-ness she shows on her old EPs. Check out all her work, when you can get your hands on it, starting with "Contrast" and working back to "The Fireworks Session" and 2006's "Good Causes".