Yearning piano based folk filled with lush harmonies and acoustic guitars that distills an arch melancholy over some very poppy song structures that recall the stylings of Joni Mitchell and Carly Simon.

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Singer/songwriter Jess Carroll’s voice has an undulating rhythm reminiscent of Karen Carpenter and a phrasing that takes on the icy Teutonic warblings of Nico in The Marble Index. It’s gentle yet  potent with a delicacy to the sound that masks ploughing a deep trench of sorrow.

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