Fantastic, heart-felt album
author: Eric Anders
Leonhardt's music is totally unique, and totally moving. Just listen to the clips of "Homeland" and "Gods of Nations" and I think you will be convinced too. Fantastic stuff.
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Leonhardt proves herself a genuine talent
author: Blogcritics Magazine
It’s a muggy summer night. Rustic, propulsive rhythms and sinuous melodies surge through the humid air, headed straight toward your unsuspecting soul. From the music comes a woman's voice, thick in its sensuality, raw in its expression. Such is the feeling you get when listening to Jennifer Leonhardt’s new album, Gods & Nations.
Impressive in its overall sound, the album comprises a mix of acoustic and electric-textured songs, evoking folk and blues in ways that sound contemporary, relevant, and most importantly, compelling. Such a mixture makes for great effect, like when the subtle yet affecting track, “Homeland,” bleeds into “City Stories,” which boils and builds toward a sonic collision. Percussion plays a vital role throughout the album, although more for purposes of accentuating rather than dictating the tempos of the tracks.
Weaved seamlessly through the album is Leonhardt’s voice, a striking and soulful instrument, which deftly varies in tone to suit the architecture of
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Great songs, great singer, great soul
author: Rough Draft Freeform Radio