Minnie Marks
Voodoo & Honey
Independent
3/5
Debut records from
young prodigies can be fraught with danger. They can be saturated with
over-indulgence, with general inexperience; hearts in the right place, but
failing to capture what they’ve been so solid at, in the live setting to date.
Voodoo And Honey,
the debut from 17-year-old north-coast guitar wunderkind Minnie Marks, is,
thankfully, for the most part on solid
ground. Marks’ guitar playing is
incendiary, whether ripping into some high octane contemporary blues (Jack In
The Box, the title track), or strumming laconically (Smoke Filled Eyes, which
also showcases her nicely developing voice). Her songwriting, for one so young,
is surprisingly mature, but the use of drum tracks on all but three numbers
woodens up a loose, promising release, which is a definite downside.
Samuel J. Fell
whats does woodens mean?
ReplyDeleteIn this context, it means it stiffens it up - makes it less loose... SJF
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