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Review: NY Rocks
Name: Violet
Label: Wine & Vinyl Records
Title: We Both Know It's Out There

The opener would lead you to think the disc is going to be a folky foray of introspective, haunting numbers. But then, surprise, for the second track Violet steps on the gas pedal and electrifies things, with a rhythm and beat not unlike They Might Be Giants. For the most part, Violet is Meredith Minogue and Jim Barry, the former handling the vocals, the latter guitar. And oh what a voice Minogue has. Big, pure, deep, the kind of voice that can send chills down your spine. And over the eclectic mix of songs they play here, that voice is the constant that holds it all together (though Barry is no slouch on guitar). Call it post-modern folk if you must, but it's cool stuff indeed.

-- Bill Ribas

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