Startlingly Different
All | 10/06/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)
"A smart and soulful jazz vocal album that will appeal equally to fans of Kurt Elling and Bon Iver."
Interesting... talented.... experimental...... sort of works
S. Parker | 05/03/2010
(3 out of 5 stars)
"I have say that I've seen Sachal Vasandani in concert with Sara Gazarek a few months back. I have to say that Sachal has a great voice. This guy can swing hard. And then he does stuff that is experimental that doesn't work all the time. When he relaxes and lets loose, he just swings.
I would love to give this album better than 3 stars because when he's on, HE IS ON. I can see why Sara Gazarek gushes about Sachal being a new talent. Elvis did some experimental things when he was starting out and it worked.
I will give him credit for experimenting. I hope Sachal finds his groove that he is also comfortable with because when this cat hits it right, he nails it to the wall.
I will keep an eye on him as I think he's a major talent. I don't expect every experiment he'll run on us will work but I hope he's more dead on in the future."