Summer Songs
Self-Released, 2021
8/10
The Virginia songstress Karen Jonas offers us a quick but impactful listen with this 4 song EP, where her always captivating vocals steer the very appropriately themed listen.
Jonas places “The Boys Of Summer” in the lead off position, where she puts a warm, lush spin on the Don Henley classic, complete with her soulful, expressive singing that benefits from Seth Brown’s proficient drumming, and “Summer’s Hard For Love” follows with a calm version of Americana that displays Tom Hnatow’s aching pedal steel and, of course, poetic vocals from Jonas.
The back half of the listen brings us the darker spirit of the bluesy “Thunder On The Battery”, where Tim Bray’s electric guitar prowess won’t go unnoticed, and “Summer Moon” exits with Jonas handling acoustic guitar on the studio live love song, as a timeless folk quality enters the eloquent finish.
Jonas released a collection of poems the same day as this EP, which only further proves just how much talent she possesses, and her easy relatable intimacy and breezy melodies are just as impressive here as they are on all of her work.
Travels well with: Jess Jocoy- Such A Long Way; Siren Songs- Siren Songs