Rosalie Deighton - 21 Days Album Review

Rosalie Deighton
21 Days
Album Review

Anyone who has heard the potent and soothing tones of Rosalie Deighton can tell that music is more than central to her life. Her musical ability is almost immeasurable; her sound is heavenly and her commitment to her music is incomparable.

It's not very often that an artist and his or her music become one, but on this rare occasion we can empathize and identify with the artist as a result of this truly magical fusion.

Opening track "Sing To Me" is a beautiful and subtle acoustic track like no other. It captures the true radiance of Rosalie and demonstrates how great of a lyricist she is. It's one of those break-up songs, reflective and slow but precise.

"Wagon Wheel" follows it. It's a gentle and similarly thought-filled lament where Rosalie explores her vocal range, reaching sky scraping but not over-sung notes.

"Fair-weather Friend" is a pensive tune. "Turn Down The Light" is a divine acoustic song. "Where Do You Go (When You Dream)?" is a bright more-upbeat track but still very charming.

The rest of the album though is a dreamy disperse of boredom. Not one track sticks out or is anyway different from the rest of the album. It's almost impossible to maintain the concentration of the listener if you persist to write excessively similar songs. The once ecstatic anomaly of "21 Days" quickly wears off and slips into laborious monotony. Rosalie disappoints with virtually no credible experimentation.

It's difficult to imagine yourself listening to this in its entirety on more than one occasion because frankly it becomes tediously awful.

2.5/5

Daniel Black