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Madison Cunningham review – complex new tunes from a folk singer with a knack for a twist
The Los Angeles musician is developing a heavier, rockier sound than before, but her astonishing voice and intuitive melodies are as strong as ever
One song, with a restless piano melody that echoes Joni Mitchell, slips organically into a verse from Cunningham’s Grammy-winning folk album Revealer, the lyrics altered to address the wildfires in her home town: “You’re all I’ve ever known, Los Angeles,” she mourns. When her band join her, and Cunningham picks up her electric guitar with its uncanny, underwater tone, one rock song builds into a rolling boil, her voice thickening into a growl. Hospital has a wonky, wry riff, and Life According to Raechel, a love song about her late grandmother, starts so vividly, just her and a guitar, that you scarcely notice her bandmates slipping in.
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