Release Date: May 24, 2019
Label: Independent
The first track is a powerful
musical statement. Michele works hard to relay a message to her listeners on
“Thankful” You can actually feel the word expressed in the music. Without the
human voice to express itself, there are many other ways to do so, particularly
through the arts that are visual and audible.
Talented piano players like
Michele take a blank canvas and let their emotions and spirits flow through the
ivory keys. I am continually amazed at how beautiful and meaningful this
instrumental music can be. Michele is one of those players that gets your
attention and holds it with a variety of tempos and rhythms.
One of the more breathtaking
tracks in “Northern Lights.” Her playing is exemplary. The pace at which she
hits the keys is incredibly fast then within the blink of an eye she changes
the entire track into a softer melodious passage then it closes out with an
attention-getting deep bass tone. To really appreciate such complex piano
playing you have to pay attention to all the layers of music being created and
the varying tempos that allow it to change so fast. The transitions Michele
makes in her music can be quite a display of technical and innate sense of
musicality.
So once again, the brilliance of
Michele McLaughlin comes shining through her music with energy, poignancy,
grace, and beauty. At times all of those elements are combined to give you a
wall of sound that is difficult to imagine with one piano. She does it all with
tastefulness and precision on Memoirs.
Memoirs is another triumph for Michele McLaughlin and she
has set the bar another notch higher for her contemporaries.
Keith “MuzikMan” Hannaleck
June 20, 2019
Founder of:
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Provided By New Age Music Reviews
Tracks:
01. Thankful
02. Pure Joy
03. Dark Moon
04. Triumph
05. Little Love
06. My Life with You
07. Beneath the Surface
08. Alone
09. Winter
10. Northern Lights
11. Peace
12. Dismissed
Tracks:
01. Thankful
02. Pure Joy
03. Dark Moon
04. Triumph
05. Little Love
06. My Life with You
07. Beneath the Surface
08. Alone
09. Winter
10. Northern Lights
11. Peace
12. Dismissed
