Marissa Nadler
July
Sacred Bones
Feb 12, 2014 Marissa Nadler
The prolific Marissa Nadler doesn’t run out of sparse instrumentation over which to drape her haunting voice. July is the latest in Nadler’s one-album-or-EP-per-year release string. Her formula of minimal instrument involvement and maximum voice continues to deliver. The music, whether it’s a barely plucked guitar or a dribble of keys fits into the spaces between Nadler’s clear, emotive tones. Trying to keep some semblance of variety, “1923” has washes of sweeping strings and space-out brushed drums, pushing Nadler’s centerpiece voice even further, while the twangy “Firecracker” simmers with country flavor, and “Anyone Else” sits atop echoing strums. She hits a higher pitch on “Was It a Dream,” where the layered harmonies take on a whistling quality they are so stratospheric. Most of July sticks to the aforementioned formula without falling into sounding formulaic—mainly due to Nadler’s open performing style. (www.marissanadler.com)
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