Kate Rusby - Little Lights

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Music Review: Clearly "an acquired taste" as all the others have said!
Rating: 4 Stars

What endeared fans to Kate from the start was her humble, self-effacing charm and wit, and her understated stage presence, little of which comes across on her studio recordings. I would argue that a live album would be the best way to become familiar with Kate Rusby, but alas none exists (save for a few tracks on the obscure "Cow Song" CD-single issued only in the UK). While "Hourglass" and "Sleepless," Kate's first two albums, served to introduce audiences worldwide to "La Rusby," "Little Lights" is intended to expand the horizon a wee bit. Unfortunately, it is, as some here have very correctly maintained, very much like the previous two releases and so does not suggest a real growth or development in Kate's style and depth. Could Kate record, say, a jazzy "torch album" (as in the late Sandy Denny's "Like An Old Fashioned Waltz" album), or a set of introspective self-penned ballads (as Chris While & Julie Matthews often tend to do)? That is yet to be seen. What does seem certain is that without some broadening of the scope, "Little Lights" may prove to draw the line between the diehard fans who'll buy whatever Kate can produce, and those who are keen to hear a singer with virtuosity and maturity yet to be discovered. Meanwhile, this is an enjoyable effort and one well worthy of Kate's current level of development.

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Folk CDs

• Music > Styles
• World Music
• Pop