Get Closer - Molly Bancroft CD

Product Description Molly Bancroft is a exploring the many genres within rock and dance music while staying firmly rooted in her strong song craft leanings. Collaborating with Gabriel and Dresden led to a their Number 1 Billboard Charting single with the hot DJ duo, on the song Tracking Treasure Down. The track was Mollys first jump into working with DJs as not only a singer but as a co-writer. Mollys other collaborations have been equally fruitful: Not Alone, with Gianluca Motta, a huge club smash, and Fountains of Youth, which is currently in the Top Ten of MUSIC WEEK UKs charts. Mollys life in music started as a jazz sax player and morphed into a rock singer/songwriter after she moved to Boston in the early 90s. Influenced by Nirvana as much as Suzanne Vega, Molly released her first 7 single before moving to Atlanta to form her alt rock band LIFT. LIFT released 3 critically acclaimed albums and playing major venues with the Indigo Girls. Molly veered into more electronic rock with her debut solo-produced effort GET CLOSER which landed her in a new catagory of female rockers. Produced by Molly with a few extraordinary guest musicians (Tim Smith on bass, from Sheryl Crows band) and Guy Strauss on drums. Twelve beautiful songs capture an ambient groove and layers of esctacy for a chill day or a perk-me-up. See the impressive reviews of this CD... its a gem! Review Molly Bancrofts name has been linked to a constellation of female pop stars. Theres Sarah McLachlan, the sensitive remix princess, and Suzanne Vega, master of erratic pleasantness. Theres also the very indie Beth Orton and her calculated mix of style and soul. All of these touchpoints make good selling points for Bancroft, but dropping their names is no more accurate than comparing her to George Michael. Such comparisons only tell you that Bancrofts voice is high, thin and girly, but also flexible; she can hit lower-octave notes like Michael and the other girls, and she can wrap her tongue around one word in 10,000 different ways. As with every talented artist, though, Bancroft has no single talent thats precisely the same as someone elses. She carves each syllable and note into a sound all her own. Her voice is a genuine gift that would get high marks on any Star Search program, and she takes it to another level. Rather than dragging her notes out like a wacked-out Whitney Houston, she delivers short, sharp phrases with emphases in unexpected places. Her skills prove most effective when shes matched up with the dance music that dominates Get Closer. Dusty Springfield and Kylie Minogue have fit well with the Pet Shop Boys, and so would Bancroft. She also cherry-picks effectively from her past experiences. From her former band, Lift, she borrows Joan Jett swagger for some effortless snarls and meows. She deftly employs her jazz experience, too, treating each song like a group of elements she can organize however she damn pleases. Like a scat singer, Bancroft swoons over moments that seem randomly selected, but always conveys love for her material. She stands apart from other great Friday night cool-down music because her vibe is all about infatuation; this is not confessional Nick Drake material, but she plays it with the same intimacy. Her quiet approach might be another inspiration for all those McLachlan comparisons, but the material is far different -- the angst is more manageable, and theres a better emotional balance. The highs and lows are more attuned to a healthy persons own sensibilities, making the music more approachable. Whereas Bancrofts peers seem willing to stab themselves in the back, if only to get your attention, Bancroft possesses a shocking confidence that builds upon her gifts. She opens her mouth and encourages you to Get Closer, and she knows that you will. Her music is love with a healthy heartbeat. --Splendid Ezine, Theodore DeFosse

Specifics

• Album: Get Closer
• Artist: Molly Bancroft
• Label: CD Baby
• Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop
• MPN: RBATL001

1. Get Closer
2. Dance Song
3. Lightheaded
4. What's On My Mind
5. Some New Paradise
6. Funky LIttle Mouth
7. Hey, Cheri
8. Jump Into Love
9. No Worries
10. Your Body Turned
11. Run Away
12. In Between

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