Ever Since The World Ended
Café Pacific, 2021
8/10
Listen to Ever Since The World Ended
Although it wasn’t exactly intentional, this 5th album from the vocalist Lauren White carries themes of isolation and loneliness, giving it a Covid-esque feel as the esteemed talent on hand help her swing, get bluesy and quite emotive across these 8 tracks.
White leads with the upbeat and dance friendly “If You Never Fall In Love With Me”, where her strong range glides alongside frisky percussion from Ray Brinker and warm keys from Quinn Johnson, and “Just The Two Of Us” follows with an emotive spirit, where Kevin Winward’s fluent percussion helps illuminate the classic.
“Alone Together” lands in the middle, and brings a powerful ballad as White’s expressive pipes flow amid the poetic landscape, while “Remembering The Rain” recruits Alex Budman’s dreamy flute and Grant Geissman’s strategic guitar on a melodic and playful album highlight.
The final two tracks offer us the swinging fun of “Take Love Easy”, where Trey Henry’s bass and Brinker’s drums interact in exciting ways, and “Shattered” exits the listen bare and eloquent, where a timeless jazz presence helps solidifies the record as classic material.
White’s had an impressive career in acting, too, making her way onto daytime soap operas as well as Broadway. However, her incredible voice and strong attention to detail is what she’s best known for, as evidenced by this top notch listen.
Travels well with: Roseanna Vitro- Listen Here; Mike Scott- Collecting Things