Mai-Liis: Mai-Liis On Life

Vocalist and lyricist Mai-Liss delivers reflections on her experiences supported by a core of Darin Clendenin/p, Clipper Anderson/b and Mark Ivester/dr along with guests Brian Monroney/g, Charlie Portr/tp, Cory Weeds/as-ts and David Lange/acc. Mai-Liis has a world wise breathy tone to her voice, stark with her vibrato with Clendenin on “Sister Child” or slinky during “Number 9” while regretful with Lange’s accordion for “Oh Well”. A gospel tinged “To Whom It May Concern” has her raspily swaying with Weeds’ tenor while she gets breathy on the dreamy “Unicorns and Innocence”. Blue tones with Weeds produce “Carnage in Your Wake” and defiance teams with Porter on “Jilted Woman”. A lot of wrong choices put to various colors.

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