Escape from the dance floor.Home ... Again * Abigail Zsiga * Performance Anxiety Music Best known for her robotic covers of everyone from Barry Manilow  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. to Nirvana during the '90s, former dance diva Abigail Zsiga gets in touch with her inner Dido, returning from a long absence with a refreshingly elegant and original set of intimate tunes. Freed from hyperactive hy·per·ac·tive adj. 1. Highly or excessively active, as a gland. 2. Having behavior characterized by constant overactivity. 3. Afflicted with attention deficit disorder. beats-per-minute requirements, Zsiga's powerful voice dips and soars gorgeously, teasing out the emotions on this 11-song collection. She lingers longingly over the heartache of "It's Not Me" and bursts with anger in "Pity the Fool." Electronics take a backseat, supporting and blending into the warm acoustic arrangements, such as on the drum-and-bass soundscape sound·scape n. An atmosphere or environment created by or with sound: the raucous soundscape of a city street; a play with a haunting soundscape. of "Songbird songbird Any oscine passerine (suborder Passere), all of which have a complex vocal organ, the syrinx. Some species (e.g., thrushes) produce melodious songs; others (e.g., crows) have a harsh voice; and some do little or no singing. See also birdsong. ." Confident and in command throughout, Zsiga closes the set with a soulful "Let the Joy Rise," leaving no doubt that she means it. |
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion