This track is taken from the eponymously-titled debut album from a young woman who is of Armenian heritage but born in Syria and then moved to the US via Saudi Arabia. You'd think with that pedigree that there might be some middle-east flavour to the album but there's not even a hint of that throughout. There's blues, pop, country & Americana aplenty though and it's all right up my street musically.
She's clearly influenced by Carole King and this shows but a word of caution, the album does veer into sounding very twee at times. In fact, her inoffensiveness paradoxically makes this album a musical Marmite. You will either love it or hate it. I've no idea if she's a Michelle Shocked fan or not but there are similarities in Michelle Shocked's much quieter moments.
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