For those of you keeping score, we declared
Oren Lavie's "Her Morning Elegance" the perfect sort of tune to bid the summer ado.
That was in August, and finally, the Israeli born, London educated, New York cultured, and current Berliner is preparing to release his American debut
The Opposite Side of the Sea on his own
Quarter Past Wonderful imprint this coming February. It's a sweeping scoop of rich textures, cinematic moods, and sweet and supple melodies. And Lavie's poetic pension for inquisitive song writing unfurls vignettes of life in the tradition of Nick Drake, Leonard Cohen, and Crosby, Stills, and Nash. How's that for musical associations? -
David Pitz
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