Description
Pollyanna’s Attic is an album by the Canadian singer and songwriter Carolyn Arends, independently released on 2B Records in May 2006. The album was recorded by Roy Salmond of Salmond & Mulder fame at Whitewater Productions in Surrey, Canada; with Carolyn Arends producing assisted by Salmond. Mixed at Whitewater Productions. Featuring ten Arends’ originals plus two cover tunes; “To See Your Face”, a song written by Mark Heard and originally released on his 1981-album, Stop the Dominoes, and “I’ve Got a Hope”, a song co-written by Pierce Pettis and Eric Fiedor, originally released on Pettis’ 2001-album, State of Grace.
Featuring Carolyn Arends on vocals, acoustic, resonator, and electric guitars, as well as acoustic and electric piano (Wurlitzer), backed by Spencer Capier on acoustic and electric guitars, bouzouki, violin, and backing vocals, Adrian Walther on bass, and Phil Robertson on drums. Also featuring various guest musicians.
Carolyn Arends presents us with a collection of songs written out of ‘Holy Discontent’, as she states in the sleevenotes. That doesn’t mean that her music is glum or even angry. It’s more of a groovy-grumble played out brilliantly on acoustic instruments. This project is brilliantly recorded and mixed resulting in a shimmering sound that sounds delightfully organic. 12 songs adorn this album and each one is excellent. The Canadian singer/songwriter is a keen musician, but has a great talent with lyrics which go together to make fantasticly crafted songs. The highlights of the first half is «What In The World», a tune with a great foot-tapping pace and a great use of Scripture to listen out for. The playing on this album is a real pleasure to listen to, particularly the drumming of Phil Robertson and Arends’ own keyboard skills. There is an alternative country pull to a lot of this music, but it’s never too much. The themes are very much about the emptiness of western living. «More Is Less» is one of the best commentaries on consumer society I’ve ever heard. In short, this is a hugely impressive album. [Dave Griffiths, Cross Rhythms, September 2006]
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CD tracklist:
01. Just Pretending
02. Something To Give
03. What In The World
04. The Wasteland
05. Land Of The Living (Psalms 27:13)
06. To See Your Face
07. Everybody Wants Everything
08. More Is Less
09. Free
10. No Trespassing
11. Not Alone
12. I’ve Got A Hope
Note: Available at Bandcamp: https://carolynarends.bandcamp.com/album/pollyannas-attic
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