Review of Sarah McLachlan's _Solace_

[ez003338@rocky.ucdavis.edu (Tara)]

Here's a review that appeared in the "Encore" section of last Sunday's edition
of _The Sacramento Bee_.

_Solace_
* * 1/2
Sarah McLachlan
Arista Records
 
While female singer/songwriters once contented themselves with acoustic
guitars or grand pianos, the new wave of ethereal women are studio savvy and
less bound by convention.  Irish singer Enya's voice floats on pillows of
multi-tracked harmonies and synthesizers, and cult queen Kate Bush threads her
multi-octave voice through Bulgarian choirs and cool, exotic rhythms.  New-
comer Sarah McLachlan straddles the two, fusing Enya's smooth melodies with
Bush's quirkiness.  McLachlan still lacks a bit of what makes the others truly
individual, but with this, her second album, she's no long a lady-in-waiting.
 
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 |        Tara         |  "I am you,  |   "To live is to fly, low and high,   |
 |---------------------| and you are  |  So shake the dust off of your wings  |
 |---------------------|    not me."  |   And the sleep out of your eyes."    |
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