Sarah Jaffe–Even Born Again
By any rights Sarah Jaffe will soon be famous. She’s too good to continue as an opening act for tours through Dallas. That’s not all she does, of course, but it was in that capacity I saw her. I don’t recall whom she was opening for, because she is the one I recall. She’s somewhat folky, if a bit too dark to be granola, and she plays a mean guitar in front of a truly powerful voice. Seriously: this is a voice that stills a room. All this wouldn’t mean a damn thing if her songs were weak, but her writing doesn’t let her down. She’s less country–and perhaps a tad more Lilithy–than Lucinda Williams, but that’s the company Jaffe deserves to keep. Since she’s only 21, this Dentonite has some time to get noticed. But it shouldn’t take long. Take a listen and then go buy her EP “Even Born Again” from Good Records.
I was thinking you might like her. I went into Good the other day and bought the EP; it is amazing. The songs are even better than I remembered, though, I absolutely loved her live. One place you probably saw her was the OR concert back in May if you got there early. I can’t wait ’til she puts out a full length! What’s your favorite? I think mine is “Backwards/Forwards”.
There’s not a song on there that I don’t like. My only criticism is the use of voice distortion on “Under.” I think it plays a little artificial and it messes with a voice that doesn’t need the rasp. Other than that one small criticism, I’m a complete fan.