Maya Shore - Farewell to Introductions
(Music Fellowship)
Maya Shore finally release their long awaited full
length after three years of waiting and let me tell
you, it was worth the wait! From the first time Kelly
Chambers' guitar trickled across my speakers, I was
hooked. The melodious interplay between Wade
Chamberlain's complementary basslines and Kelly
Chambers' arpegiated guitar and heartfelt voice are
enough to send shivers down my spine!
Maya Shore's music is certainly not based on a will
to experiment or stretch their artistic boundaries
past the point of breaking. They simply write great
songs and use what they have to present them the best
way they can. It just so happens that Maya Shore is
an excellent band with excellent songs. On top of
that, they obviously spent a lot of time honing this
set of recordings to the point where every performance
seems effortless and every note, be it from the
guitar, bass, cello, or keyboard, is in its proper place.
The recording itself is uber-clean with no trace of
tape hiss for miles and miles. Usually, I find that
this sort of clinical recording style takes away from
the personality of the record, but in the case of
Farewell to Introductions, I must make an exception.
The clean sound actually serves to bring the listener
closer to the heart of Maya Shore and exposes their
greatest talent... pure heartfelt emotion.
With all of the artists nowadays overreaching,
stretching boundaries, and making music only for those
who "get it," Maya Shore present the wonderful
alternative of great music that is easy to like.
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