ARTIST: La Strada
TITLE: La Strada
LABEL: Ernest Jennings
GENRE: Rock
BITRATE: 173kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 24m total
RELEASE DATE: 2009-02-24
RIP DATE: 2009-08-03
Track List
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1. Orphan 3:15
2. Sun Song 3:19
3. Flying 4:25
4. Loved You All Along 2:48
5. Mama 4:16
6. Starling 6:50
Release Notes:
La Strada is an orchestral pop group from New York who just released their debut
EP this past week. The band of seven create beautiful music with a variety of
instruments including accordion, guitar, cello, violin, and viola. The sound is
something like indie rock presented through a classical lens and is slightly
reminiscent of a few of my other recent favorites; Peter Adams, The Uglysuit and
Pale Young Gentlemen, which puts them in very good company if you ask me.
La Strada's self-titled effort is a consistently great selection of six songs
that showcase the band's talent in creating gorgeous arrangements and executing
them flawlessly. Singer James Craft presents his quaint stories with his clear,
delicate voice while the band send the music swirling around him, sometimes with
a gentle, soft touch, as on "Loved You All Along" and occasionally with a much
more epic flair like the grand closer, "Starling." Their music is definitely
worth looking into, so check out their MySpace page, where you can hear a few
tunes and see the music video for the lovely "The Sun Song."