Heather Masse - Bird Song
Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 3:31PM 
Pop/Folk/Jazz - Whether she's singing jazz standards, rustic folk ballads, sophisticated adult pop or the tradition-steeped, three-part harmony glory of the Canadian trio The Wailin' Jennys, versatile New York-based singer/songwriter Heather Masse has proven that she can do it all...and do it exceptionally well at that. With a an unaffected, beautifully textured voice that is both warmly inviting and strikingly pure, Masse brings a natural nuance to a song that is neither overly studied or under played. We heard one side of her talent with last year's flawless jazz/folk five-track EP Many Moons that featured simple piano/voice duets of uncommon elegance and another this summer on The Wailin' Jennys impeccable live album.
With the release of her new solo album Bird Song, arriving November 10 via Red House, Masse and her band have created her most fully realized work yet, a stunning, remarkably varied collection of uniquely American music that touches progressive folk, bluegrass-tinged Americana and contemporary adult leanings. Album opener "I Don't Wanna Wake Up Today" is a gentle blues/rock swayer featuring Masse's lovely vocals and tasteful piano and guitar shadings while the goose-bump inducing title track takes a soft rhythmic accompaniment, Masse's honey-dipped voice and a Celtic-meets-Appalachia melody to subtle, celestial harmonic heights. Highly recommended.
Heather Masse - "Bird Song" (from the album Bird Song)
Heather Masse - "I Don't Wannna Wake Up Today" (from the album Bird Song)
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