Search - Brenda Weiler :: Cold Weather

An Exceptional, Graceful and Beautiful Album!!!!!

11/14/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This album fills you with awe and inspiration while at the same time breaking your heart. Since I purchased it a week and a half ago, I've had it playing on an endless loop in my car and I have no plans of removing it from the cd player anytime soon. It's a graceful, achingly beautiful album. Mostly stark, always intimate, imaginative and smart, this album is simply exceptional. On many of the cuts, Ms. Weiler forgoes the more muscular vocals she's capable of and reaches, instead, for softer, more elegiac octaves. The result is a more personal, sometimes more vulnerable performance. Her performances of "The Weather I'm In", "Ruin", "Christmas Sweater" and "Honolulu, Minnesota" (a duet with this song's writer Darren Jackson, A.K.A. Kid Dakota) in particular, are truly moving. Two songs that formerly appear on her live album: "Medicine" (formerly titled ""Swimming"), and "Out of the Blue" receive much softer, sweeter readings on this album, helping construct a consistent album with a uniform emotion - one that illuminates her album's title quite nicely. I can't possibly praise this album or this artist highly enough. Her song "Sacred" proves she not only is one of the most impressive vocalists to come around in some time, she also is an extremely adept poet and much more insightful than her young years would indicate; I don't know if I've ever heard a song as beautiful and smart. The same goes for the entire album. Do not hesitate to purchase this wonderful work!"

Buy Brenda Weiler's New CD!!!!!!!!

11/25/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you haven't listened to Brenda Weiler yet, you are truly missing out. I was introduced to her music in college, and I loved it instantly. She is an outstanding performer. Her shows are awesome, but it's her music that keeps me coming back for more. She has a clear, beautiful, pure voice and her lyrics are very thoughtful and deep. All of her CDs are on constant play in my car, at home and at work. Her new CD, "Cold Weather", is outstanding. It is completely different from her other CDs, but it is equally as good, if not better, then anything else she has released. Her previous releases were more folk and acoustic. She uses a band for, I think, all but two songs on "Cold Weather". (She used many of the same artists/producers on her CD "Fly Me Back".) It does not detract from her music at all but enhances her amazing voice and honest lyrics. Please, pick up this CD. You will not regret it! If you like indie, folk/rock female artists, you will not go wrong with Brenda Weiler."

Buy It! Here's why:

bkgehl | Rochester, MN | 11/22/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"It's an excellent album.First of all, Brenda is an amazing songwriter who, though it seems impossible, keeps getting better. Add to that her incredible vocal ability. Then toss in the remarkable musicians she surrounds herself with for the recording of this album. Sound great? It is...
The emotionally evocative performances in such songs as "Christmas Sweater," and it's response, "The Weather I'm In" are definite highlights. However, these only portray one aspect of the album. There are also the slightly more upbeat or spirited musical moments in songs such as "California."
The album features a few songs previously only available in a live format (which is an experience not to miss by the way) including "Trouble," "Out of the Blue," and "Medicine" (previously entitled "Swimming").
Also worth mentioning is the Darren Jackson penned duet, "Honolulu, Minnesota." The song is an inhabitant of each location pleaing for the other to come visit in a quite somber manner.I'm quite fussy in my preferences for female singer/songwriters, requiring something quite inimitable for me to invest my time and money. Brenda's music fulfills those requirements and more... pick it up, you won't regret it."