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Aug
09
2009
Baby Sue Tea & Vodka Review
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Dejha Colantuono - Tea & Vodka (CD, Mad Meow Music, Pop)
For better or worse, this is probably one of those cool little albums that unfortunately falls through the cracks. So if you like getting in on the ground floor where cool new artists reside, read on. Dejha Colantuono has a really great voice. She got her start singing in several Seattle, Washington bands including 3-D S&M, The Pin-Ups, Rotten Apples, and Ragazza before embarking on a solo career. The polished mature sounds on Tea & Vodka may be the result of all Dejha's previous experience. Whatever the reason or cause, Ms. Colantuono has come up with a really impressive batch of tunes here. Her music sounds something like a modern version of the more normal side of PJ Harvey...but not really (?). Her music is most definitely accessible and could easily be appreciated by the masses if they had an opportunity to hear it. On some of the lighter tunes Dejha's voice reminds us ever-so-slightly of the vastly underrated British soul/pop vocalist Linda Lewis. Nothing but cool stuff here. Kickass cuts include "Beginning to End," "Feel You're Going Nowhere," and "Something With You." Nice, slick, well arranged tunes that hold up to many repeated spins... (Rating: 5+)
Dejha Colantuono - Tea & Vodka (CD, Mad Meow Music, Pop)
For better or worse, this is probably one of those cool little albums that unfortunately falls through the cracks. So if you like getting in on the ground floor where cool new artists reside, read on. Dejha Colantuono has a really great voice. She got her start singing in several Seattle, Washington bands including 3-D S&M, The Pin-Ups, Rotten Apples, and Ragazza before embarking on a solo career. The polished mature sounds on Tea & Vodka may be the result of all Dejha's previous experience. Whatever the reason or cause, Ms. Colantuono has come up with a really impressive batch of tunes here. Her music sounds something like a modern version of the more normal side of PJ Harvey...but not really (?). Her music is most definitely accessible and could easily be appreciated by the masses if they had an opportunity to hear it. On some of the lighter tunes Dejha's voice reminds us ever-so-slightly of the vastly underrated British soul/pop vocalist Linda Lewis. Nothing but cool stuff here. Kickass cuts include "Beginning to End," "Feel You're Going Nowhere," and "Something With You." Nice, slick, well arranged tunes that hold up to many repeated spins... (Rating: 5+)