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Release Date
1 January 2008
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Length
12 tracks
Though classified as folk, Kesang Marstrand’s debut album, Bodega Rose, both transcends traditional labels and bridges the borders between them. Half driving acoustic jazz tracks and half melancholy story-songs, Bodega Rose is a striking first album, filled with poetic lyrics and not only heartfelt but talented arrangements.
On Rose, Marstrand implements few instruments other than her acoustic guitar, saving piano, gently tapped drums, and a melodica for a few jazzier tracks. Perhaps it’s for the best, as this paring-down serves to better showcase her voice. Tinged with bittersweetness, it evokes the smoothness of Eva Cassidy and a brighter Fiona Apple, floating along the top of skillfully-picked guitar melodies.
It comes as a surprise that Bodega Rose is Marstrand’s first effort. On the record, she has a poise and unpretentious confidence about her sound that often takes decades to cultivate. Expect to see more from this up-and-comer.
Rosa Jurjevics - Buzzine (Jan 19, 2009)
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