JENNIFER MARKS
Jennifer Marks (Bardic Records)
Reviewed by Shaun Dale

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Jennifer Marks was doing just fine, crafting her own indie releases, playing solo gigs and scoring some profitable soundtrack placements when the call came to invite her to take a place as one of the first artists on the new Bardic Records label. I'm glad she said yes, and so will be lots of other folks, I'm sure, given the expanded distribution possibilities the label deal provides. If you've missed her up to now, here's your chance to get ahold of a terrific album by a terrific artist.

Her self titled Bardic debut kicks right in with "Live," the kind of song that makes you, well, want to live. Its joyful 'in spite of it' all message gives way to a variety of moods - some equally upbeat, some contemplatively wistful - but every track scores, from the little girl heartbreak sentiment of "Raggedy Ann" to the girl group rock of "High School Reunion."

Marks? Jennifer makes hers with this one.

Track List:

Live * Window * Raggedy Ann * Any Other Way * Naked * Walk Away * Make It Right * Avalanche * Fragile * Thick * Really Something * High School Reunion

© 2004 - Shaun Dale