Melody Gardot - Absence Audio CD

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Absence album by Melody Gardot was released Jun 05, 2012 on the Universal Music label. If Melody Gardot's 2009 sophomore effort, My One and Only Thrill, sustained the sultry, atmospheric vibe of her critically acclaimed 2006 debut, her 2012 follow-up, The Absence, is a bit of a creative departure for the vocalist. Absence CD music Apparently inspired by her world travels, and specifically by a trip that brought her to the desert around the city of Marrakech, the album moves her away from smoky, small-group jazz and into a bright, if still bedroom-eyed, rhythmically exotic sound. Absence music CDs Produced by guitarist/composer Heitor Pereira, the album is a lush, somewhat orchestral album that finds Gardot delving into various Brazilian, Spanish, and African-influenced sounds -- including bits of samba, tango, bossa nova, and calypso -- that evince her global journey. However, rather than simply making a standards album, Gardot continues her all-original approach, offering up new literate and passionately delivered compositions that bring to mind the work of such similarly inclined artists as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Paul Simon, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, and others. Although there are a few name musicians who help add spice to Gardot's musical caravan here, including percussionist Paulinho Da Costa, drummer Peter Erskine, and bassist John Leftwich, primarily it is still Gardot's burnished and yearning vocal style that takes the helm on these tracks. ~ Matt Collar Japanaese only SHM-CD pressing. Includes 1 bonus track, 'The Willow'. The Absence is the third record from Grammy-nominated Melody Gardot. Produced by Heitor Pereira, renowned for his work as a film composer (Despicable Me, It's Complicated, From Prada to Nada) and world-class session guitarist (Sting, Seal, Caetano Veloso), the Brazilian-born, US-based artist shared Melody's enthusiasm for driving off the beaten path of Western pop, jazz, blues and soul. And he was as adventurous as Melody when it came to inventive sonic ideas. From the deserts of Morocco to the streets of Lisboa, from the tango bars of Buenos Aires to the beaches of Brazil, The Absence captures the essence of each of these exotic locales, while at the same time remaining quintessentially Melody Gardot. Universal.2012. Billboard (p. 72) - "On the song 'Amalia' she connects with the same Brazil Paul Simon explored on THE RHYTHM OF THE SAINTS.... 'If I Tell You I Love You' and 'Goodbye' land between cabaret and Tom Waits' mid-'80s albums."
Mojo (Publisher) (p. 92) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Gardot's silken voice, musicality and knack for a telling lyric exude class."
Uncut (magazine) (p. 73) - "The songs are terrific... loose, lovely, dramatic things alternating between the brightest sunshine and the deepest midnight blue."

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Label	Universal Music
Orig Year	2012
CD Universe Part number	8724568
Catalog number	0571200
Discs	1
Release Date	Jun 05, 2012
Additional Info	Japan; Super-High Material