Samara Lubelski - Future Slip

  by Andrew Carver

published: 7 / 10 / 2009

Label: Ecstastic Peace
Format: CD

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Off-kilter and delicate folk rock on latest album from New York-based singer-songwriter, Samara Lubelski

The folk musicians of the world must just have gotten out of bed. Wherever one turns, another tousle-haired songstress can be found, singing dreamily of this and that. Samara Lubelski, a veteran of Tower Recordings and the New York avant-folk-noise is one such performer, wispily whispering through a very brief album of twinkly pop tunes. Fortunately she’s a talented singer with a vastly experienced band of musicians helping her out, including P.G. Six, jangling away on 12-string guitar, and Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley, and also slightly weird. The music underlying Lubelski’s voice is mostly delicately stepping psych music, but the reverbed cymbal strikes of ‘Future Hold’ and Swell Maps-style electric guitar jabs of ‘Headships Down’ and other tunes are off-kilter enough to make sure the album won’t be mistaken for an attempt at retro-60s pop. The album also benefits from its slightly sinister undercurrent – it’s a twee bad trip. “They think they’ve got it made ... dream away, dream away," she murmurs in ‘Empire’s Dream’ before launching into a string of “Ba-ba-ba’s.” Fans of hushed folk music with an acid psych chaser will find what they’re looking for in ‘Future Slip’.

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