The Place You Dwell, Amanda Rogers' debut full-length album starts out with an a cappella number, setting the stage for her intense, focused performance through ten songs. The second tune is where the piano and keyboards pick up, and they never let off. Coupled with her Tori Amos-sounding vocal work, the keys are always soft but determined, and never too far over the top. The structure thus forces the listener to contemplate the lyrics and listen as the vocals and piano accentuate each line. As is normal on a singer/songwriter album, much of the material is quite personal and yet obtuse, allowing the listener to draw their own interpretation to the meaning of the songs. While Rogers does evoke a certain amount of emotion with the music and her vocals, the songs could certainly use some peppering of variation with instruments and style. Still, with a voice as gentle yet driven as hers, positive things should be on their way for Amanda Rogers.
專輯簡介：
Daily News
專輯中文名: Daily News
歌手: Amanda Rogers資源格式: MP3
發行時間: 2004年08月03日
地區: 美國
語言: 英語
專輯類型：Indie 專輯介紹：.
Daily News is a soothing reflective masterpiece filled with charming vocals and lush piano. Amanda Rogers continues to grow and mature as a very gifted songwriter, spending a lot of quality time in the studio to record, this her sophomore album on Immigrant Sun Records. Quiet and somber melodies with introspective lyrics and ethereal instrumentals create an exciting dynamic that Rogers excels at. Rogers opens up with “Live in Our Eyes,” a powerful statement of melody, a rite of initiation for the listener who is introduced to her for the first time. One can see why see brings audiences to a still awareness and complete hush, as she dazzles the listeners who give her their full attention. Her list of opening slots continue to grow, doing shows with fans Dashboard Confessional and Onelinedrawing. Her sense of direction in each song, from the romantic “Sophia” to the dreamy “The End” seem to always flow, as she possesses to unique gift to write songs that transition with great ease, with a beautiful ebb and dance. Truly a remarkable artist, her breathtaking songs carry the people in the room with her, rising above to a higher atmosphere of musical bliss in rainbow clouds. There is quite a memorable and dark feel of dissonance on the sad “Vacancy,” displaying her classically trained artistry on piano, with soft and silky chord rolls. Daily News is quite an exceptional effort by a brilliant female singer/artist and should be placed up there as one of the truly best releases by a female songwriter in 2004.
