West coast transplant Robin Bacior finds a place in the New York music scene with her sleepy melodies and sweet vocals.
Listening to Robin Bacior’s first full-length album, Rest Our Wings, one can’t help but be transported back to a time when Regina Spektor and Fiona Apple (and currently Adele, Diane Birch, and other new artists) found great commercial success with off-beat folk and jazz songwriting, unique structures, and oddly catchy music.
The crafty waltz timing (think Fiona’s Extraordinary Machine) and dry but honest songwriting (think more recent Regina albums—with a nod to Joni Mitchell’s work as well) create a lush musical landscape for Bacior to paint her pictures of everyday life (“Pair Migration”), and wrap clever metaphors around story arcs (“Ohio” and “Housewife’s Lament”) while punching holes in the darkness created throughout the album—all underscored by beautiful and subtle water color harmonies.
Striking melodies and songwriting pair with with an old soul’s voice and songcraft, certain to be embraced by fans of both indie and contemporary folk genres. Hand meet glove.
