Amanda Ray - Mirrored Images
Monday, January 28, 2008
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Our friends at Atlanta Music Radio sent Amanda Ray our way, and I am very glad they did. Her album Mirrored Images is an excellent mix of many styles of music meshed together topped by her unique vocal styling. When listening you can hear influence from all different genres weaving in and out which is a very welcome breath of fresh air.
From the first bar of the first song "Ripple Junction", I could tell I was going to get along great with Amanda Ray. The beat is chill and jamming at the same time while her voice comes in smooth and clear over the top. The line "Time became a string, only good for remembering things" stuck out to me immediately. The next song "Body of Gold" is a complete change in direction, a slow jam with a slow vocal melody. My favorite track, "Hang On", has a fairly standard rock set up instrumentally, and Amanda shows great vocal presence in a deep sultry voice in the beginning of the track. By the end her vocals are being panned and chopped all over the place remnant of Radioheads "Everything in its Right Place". The flow of this album is great, after a rocking jam like "Hang on" we are blessed with an almost R&B "Must Be Love" that comes in soft with less words and more melody. The title track, "Mirrored Images", is definitely one of the best tracks on the album, this is Amanda Ray at her very best in her very own style. Her voice powerfully floats over the music and seeks its way into the deepest parts of your mind. I am really fond of the song "Torn" because of the minimalist view used. There is some light synth and Amanda Ray on vocals and that is it, but it feels just as thick as any of the other songs on the album. The album finishes out with a very spacey "When You're Gone" and rootsy "Wounded".
Amanda Ray showcases her vocal presence throughout the album singing anywhere from low serious tones to belting out a beautiful high octave stream of audible deliciousness.
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