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Amy Lennard:
Self-Titled EP
Amy Lennard begins her debut with I Wish It Were Mine, in which she sings with a rich longing to clean acoustic guitar and upbeat drums about her friends new boyfriend and car. But when she finally gets a new boyfriend, then her best friend left hers and moved to Boston/ Now shes on her own/ Shes got so much freedom/ I really want her to be happy/But I wish it were mine. Shes completely unapologetic, and in the end she lets the truth slip out saying I really want to be happy. While the album opens up with a song that is simple both vocally and musically, Lennard connects with the longing to be happy that everyone feels within themselves. People are never satisfied and are always quietly looking at what others around them have and wishing they could be in their shoes, no matter how much they deny it and hide behind good intentions. Lennard takes this envious nature and puts it to music with a simple and rustic Sheryl Crow style. While the next three songs on the EP are technically of good quality, they are unremarkable in an emotionally expressive way. I dont feel like she is singing from her heart but rather is making songs that just sound nice. The final track, Im Free, returns to that inner emotion she delivers in the opener, and her voice dips in and out of the lower end of her range. She sings of a struggle between wanting more out of life and the desire to be safe with another. She starts to wish she hadnt picked up the phone and regrets her decision to tell him how she really feels and sings Now Im free/ I dont like how it feels. But then after the initial shock of delving back into single life and telling herself that he wasnt really right, she decides I guess its good I picked up the phone. Human emotions are nothing new to anyone, especially the singer-songwriter. But it is this challenge that forces musicians like Amy Lennard to look deep within to be creative about expressing passion, regret, misery and desire. While some will falter and have trouble shedding a new light on a old subject, some will rise to the occasion and connect with their listeners on an emotional level. It is this connection that Lennard seems well on her way to achieving.
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