Olenka & the Autumn Lovers

And Now We Sing

Reviews Pop & Rock Nov 29 2010

By Ian GormelyIt's hard to talk about Olenka & the Autumn Lovers without having titular lead singer Olenka Krakus dominate the conversation. Her malleable voice, both warm and jarring, is the face of this six-piece band, and it's her Polish background that provides the source of the band's Eastern European influences, most notably in her lyrics. But it's equally difficult to imagine Krakus out of the context of the group or vice versa. Together, they sound more confident on this sophomore release, working as a single unit rather than as individual instruments playing together. Where in the past things were left a tad frayed around the edges, here everything is honed and reined in, emphasizing the record's formidable pop hooks. More than a simple folk album, And Now We Sing helps to further establish Olenka & the Autumn Lovers as a band with their own distinct voice.
(Open House Arts Collective)

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Posted by Nameless Poseur On 2011-01-09 14:27:53They were better when their edges were a tad frayed. Such is the fate of many a fine band. It's too bad so many of them succumb to the sick conventions of popular music. Oh, well.

Posted by Nameless Poseur On 2011-01-19 04:38:34Made "Clean" my "Swell Tune" today.:
http://mrshuffleupagus.bl...-swell-tune-clean.html
It's a bit like RaRaRiot channelling the Cranberries, or vice versa