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Saturday, November 1, 2008

Adrian Glynn

Adrian Glynn sings the blues in a way that makes you feel his pain but crave nothing but his voice for comfort.

Soothing, sexy, rough, raw, and rich with feeling, he expresses so much in the tone and texture of his voice.

He captures and releases all the different nuances of feeling the blues: the helplessness, aching, and poignant beauty of despair and longing; the anger, blind rage and bitterness of heartache. It’s all there, in his voice alone.

And yet, watching him perform his sad songs is somehow liberating and empowering because you can feel an honest sense of relief, like he were really releasing something genuinely fierce and heavy.

It’s a voice you get lost in, like a dream you fell into to awaken stilled and captivated; a haunting voice that needs no help in commanding your attention. His music is heartfelt and stilling, somehow calming and yet violently emotive. After hearing him live, his songs gets stuck in my head for days.

I find it really hard to write about Adrian Glynn because the power exuding from his stage presence is something that needs to be witnessed for it to be understood. I’m thankful to have some clips to backup what I’m saying but they don’t replace the stilling electricity in the room felt when he sings. He fills up the space in a room with his voice and it’s just something you’ve got to feel in person.

Tonight I Loosen My Tie


Leaving Alone




Fisherman’s Lament


Little Boy Blue – The Sexy song


Until the end is near

Pomplamoose - Hail Mary

This is a really catchy song and clever video. The editing is tight and the kind of off beat tune with the guitar combined with her Feist-like voice make this song sooo indie.

Haily Mary - Pomplamoose