Telescope [Audio CD] Kelley Ryan

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Product Description SENSUOUS POP FOR THESE TROUBLED TIMES! A collaborative effort of Pops, Whispers, Pads, & Atmosphere. Songwriter Kelley Ryan, a “one woman art riot”, goes darker and deeper on her eighth album (5 as astroPuppees, and the last two under her own name). With co-producer Don Dixon, Marti Jones, Jim Brock, & Jon Thornton. “Melodies so lush that you feel you are in a dream world without end” – Amos Perrine, No Depression Review Kelley Ryan Telescope Manatee 006 Rick s Pick Here comes Kelley Ryan with yet another perfect pop confection: perfect not just because it s sweet, but also because it s crunchy. Not spiky, mind you, and we re not talking about the crunchiness of broken glass this is the crunchiness of almonds in very fine chocolate, or maybe of salt crystals in caramel. In other words, the kind of crunchiness that makes seemingly simple pop songs worth listening to carefully, the kind that sometimes emerges from lyrics that have an edge you only catch when you listen, and sometimes from unexpected elements popping up in the arrangements: like a small host of flugelhorns on a song about quitting smoking, or a subtly-wielded tabla underlying the opening couplet Holy roller, hit the floor/I can t take it anymore. As usual, part of the credit goes to the quiet genius of co-producer Don Dixon, but this is Ryan s show all the way and as always it s brilliant. For all collections. —–CD HotList-Rick Anderson