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• Artist: Marissa Nadler
• Album: The Saga Of Mayflower May
• Label: Eclipse
• Year of Release: 2005
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• Reviewed by: dscanland on 2006-09-18

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Well, I predicted that Marissa Nadler's follow-up to Ballads of Living and Dying would go big, or at least get more exposure than Ballads. I was wrong. I had a hard time tracking down her latest album, The Saga of Mayflower May. None of the stores here in Calgary were carrying it or knew how to get it. This was very disappointing because her style of folk/roots music needs to be heard. Nadler's voice stands out as an original in this age of female vocalist's all sounding the same. The songs on Mayflower May are still as haunting as her debut but she has learned a little bit about production and this album is crisper and easier to get into. She gets lumped into the freak folk category but Marissa relies much more on the traditional side of music. I think that is the magic of her music, she manages to keep her music sounding classic and still makes it seem current. Not an easy task. If you are at all interested in freak folk or classic Appalachian style country then check out Marissa Nadler. Now I am saying that she is going to remain an undiscovered gem. Dreamy and haunting.

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