JODI SHAW
The Pie-Love Sky (Big Head Records)
Reviewed by Shaun Dale

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They just keep coming. Women with a knack for cryptically witty lyrics and voices that fall just short enough of crystalline to be truly intriguing. I've heard a bunch of them in the last couple years, and raved about several of them here. Well, here I go again.

Add Jodi Shaw to the list of gifted women on the folky end of the musical spectrum. It's not the easiest route to break through on, because there are so many outstanding examples already out there, but if talent is enough (if only!) then Jodi Shaw is a star in the wings. Talent won't, unfortunately, always lead to fame. Heck, it won't always pay the light bill. Perseverance helps, though, and Shaw seems to have staying power. The Pie-Love Sky is her second full length release, and she's enlisted first rate talent to put it together in the person of producer Steve Addabo (Suzanne Vega, Dar Williams, Shawn Colvin). She's made the move to New York City, where she's getting strong bookings and favorable attention. I've got my fingers crossed for her, because this one's so damn good that there just has to be another.

She distinguishes herself from the pack with an offbeat lyrical gift and a deft touch with melody, as well as her exceptional performance skills. This one's worth a search.

Track List:

The President Knows * The Forger * Dumbo's Feather * In Cabrini-Green * High * White As The Stars * The End * Is * Out Of Love * Kristine's Lullaby * Only You

[Pick this up at CDBaby.]

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