Lindsey
Dukes – Chasing The Moon (Independent)
There are some lovely moments on Lindsey Dukes’ “Chasing
The Moon” EP, the Austin, Texas based singer-songwriter’s six-track debut
collection. Relatively inexperienced, she only recently began to take her music
seriously, but her songs, their arrangements, and the way she sings and
presents them, suggest an artist with no shortage of either confidence or
talent.
She’s been guided and recorded by renowned
producer/engineer/musician J.R. Taylor, and their partnership pays dividends
from the off. Opening cut “Window to Your Dreams” arrives fully-formed with a
full-band production, and Dukes introduces herself with an emotionally
rigorous, wholly accessible, pop-folk song, which ebbs and flows in a most
agreeable way. Big, sing-a-long choruses work their way into the subconscious
and melodic hooks immediately find purchase.
“Your Smile” is joyous and cheerful, with simple
backing – I’m not sure which stringed instrument takes lead, but it certainly
put a smile on my face, and final track, “Quiet Days”
is wonderfully contemplative. In-between are my personal favourites, the urbane
title cut, and the jazz-flecked “Another Way Home”,
where everything comes together beautifully. It’s probably Dukes finest vocal
on the collection and displays all the grown-up pop sophistication of a major
label production.
Phil S.
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