Patricia Barber

sait palanduz wrote

«…her gripping interpretations and propulsive piano playing are among the great wonders of contemporary music.»—LOS ANGELES TIMES on the soon to be released «The Cole Porter Mix»

«What Barber brings to the mix are her original songs. «I Wait for Late Afternoon and You» is a harmonically complex tune with brilliant words about a clandestine love affair, and Alger’s acoustic guitar solo perfectly compliments the longing of the lyric. In «Snow», the narrator addresses a series of questions to her lover: «Do you think of me like ink / Skinny words you want to keep? / Do you think of me like fat? / Irresistible as cream / On your lips, on your hips / Like chocolate, like a dream.» It’s a brilliant song, and Barber’s vocal quirks—a certain over-articulation, and the occasional tonal weirdness—sound most happy and at home on these original songs. The originals, frankly, seduce you. And that they don’t seem out-classed on an album dedicated to Cole Porter tunes says it all.»— POP MATTERS