Diane Cluck - Oh Vanille / Ova Nil

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5...according to our Clinton on Fri 26 Nov, 2010.

Here's Clinton's review for the CD! Really whetting my whistle is this debut (to us, anyway) from hitherto unknown Diane Cluck. This is a limited edition CD with handmade sleeve. It kind of crosses the Animal Collective plaintive strum with the eccentric vocal stylings of a Joanna Newsom (though not that eccentric). The songs are uniformly excellent throughout and the guitar picking often reminds me of the beautiful acoustic playing on Love's 'Forever Changes'. More traditional I guess than some of the nu-folk about at the moment but will definitely appeal to fans of the genre as well as people like Laura Veirs. Each sleeve is handmade and is limited to 500. Highly Recommended.

- Never Before Released On Vinyl - Features Two Exclusive Previously Unreleased Recordings •- Audiophile 180g Virgin Vinyl
Though Cluck is anti-folk affiliated, her sound is more serious - she is likely one of the most refined and elegant songwriters in all of neo-folkdom
(freak-, anti-, whatevuh-). A brilliant idiosyncratic guitarist, a witty and wise lyricist, an imaginative melody writer with a powerful voice; her dark and
introspective tunes are utterly captivating, kinda like an earthier Kate Bush. Watch her spellbind the room. - The Village Voice

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