Here's Scott Brown (yes, of Music Therapy fame) on Elana Rogers. (Even though she is coming to do Parker Library's Live Local Music Series, I told him not to hold back ;)Another CO artist from Jeanie: Elana Rogers.
(Many of Elana's shows have been put on hold since her cancer diagnosis in June of this year. You can find information on her blog Elana's Journey.)
The EP One of Those Days, released in 2005, is OK. Now, admittedly, I'm not the best person to ask about female folk artists. There's nothing wrong with the musicianship on this disc. Some passages are quite nice. I really like the song title, "Drugs Don't Work" -- could have been a good song there. The problem is, there's nothing really remarkable on this disc, either. The tracks kind of fade into a background of average modern folk music.
With Someone Like You, a full disc released in 2008, it seems like Elana has moved more into what she really sounds like. There's more, well, real feeling. The songs also just feel different -- more distinctive instrumentation, and she's actually doing more with what sounds like a pretty amazing voice. Songs like "Over" still make me cringe a little bit, with its '80s sax riffs, but songs like "What's It Gonna Be" more than make up for it. This set of songs just come in at a whole different and deeper level than the EP.
Skip the first one, and move right on to Someone Like You.
Then wait for her next one -- now, THAT one is gonna be something to listen to.
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