Laura Vecchione "Deeper Water" (Selkie Records 2006)

Still Waters Run Deeper

Deeper Waters is Laura's accomplished debut and first up, what a fantastic voice Laura has. Whether handling straight ahead country rock on 'Fool's Gold' or on slower songs such as 'When the Fire's Gone' Laura's voice is superb. Laura has self penned eight of the ten songs, and rather ambitously has decided to cover Lady Madonna. It's a heady mix of country-soul, with touches of Lucinda Williams and Bonnie Raitt. Recorded in Nashville with additional mixing in LA by Jim Scott (Tom Petty, Dixie Chicks) the songs cover the blues, folk-pop, R & B and some strong ballads with the title track standing out.

The mix of styles allows Vecchione to bring in alto, tenor and baritone saxaphones on Qualified, with some great guitar work from Matt Troja and the brilliant Pat Buchanan can also been found on several tracks - in fact all the musicians are from the top drawer which allows the record to go in various directions. Whether it's on the reflective 'Softly, Softly' or honking down the hihgway version of 'Lady Madonna' Vecchione has created a strong debut.

Date review added:  Sunday, November 12, 2006
Reviewer:  Andy Riggs
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Related web link:  www.selkierecords.com