The Light Between
Self-Released, 2019
9/10
Coming off a strong 2016 EP, the esteemed songstress Anna Rose returns with 10 original tunes that make up this forthright, moving and emotionally deep album.
“Anonymous” starts the listen with ambience that builds into an explosive and thundering blues rocker, and “Broken Is Beautiful” follows with a percussively heavy display of subdued power and gritty melody.
Further along, “Nobody Knows I’m Here” trims the volume back to an Americana influenced setting, while “The Chariot” recruits an emotive spirit in the rural atmosphere of thoughtful beauty.
The back half of the listen offers the hushed “Lesson For Liars”, which really puts Rose’s sturdy pipes on display, and the soaring rock of “Set The Bed On Fire”, which moves with an anthemic spirit. “Walking On The Edge” exits the affair with a moody atmosphere of sublime precision and gripping art.
Both a listen of fierceness as well as intimate vulnerability, Rose provides proficient guitar work alongside her inimitable vocals, as she explores the Americana side of her song craft with mesmerizing, stunning results.
Travels well with: Ana Egge- Is It The Kiss; Sheryl Crow- Threads