Hazel Eyes, I Will Lead You

Hazel Eyes, I Will Lead You

Editorial Reviews
The Wire
"With her idiosyncratic vocal style and impressive range, Josephine Foster has already established herself as an alternative folk mainstay."

Product Description
'Hazel Eyes' is an invitation to get lost in the wide-eyed acreage of well-worn American song through the ages - intuitive loner folk, flapper blues, American spiritual roughage and acid folk are sewn into a lovely patchwork by one of America's most adventurous songstresses. Self-produced in the studio with an array of unusual instruments and eclectic arrangements, 'Hazel Eyes' is a fearless collection of 15 self-penned originals written over a five-year period.

Josephine Foster's previous releases topped Best of 2004 lists in Chicago Reader, San Francisco Chronicle, Pitchforkmedia, Dusted, Stylus and Foxy Digitalis.

Tracks:

The Siren's Admonition
Hazel Eyes, I Will Lead You
By The Shape Of Your Pearls
Stones Throw From Heaven
Where There Are Trees
The Golden Wooden Tone
There Are Eyes Above
Celebrant's Song
Good News
Trees Lay By
The Pruner's Pair
Crackerjack Fool
The Way Is Sweetly Mown
Hominy Grits

Album Description

'Hazel Eyes' is an invitation to get lost in the wide-eyed acreage of well-worn American song through the ages - intuitive loner folk, flapper blues, American spiritual roughage and acid folk are sewn into a lovely patchwork by one of America's most adventurous songstresses. Self-produced in the studio with an array of unusual instruments and eclectic arrangements, 'Hazel Eyes' is a fearless collection of 15 self-penned originals written over a five-year period.

Josephine Foster's previous releases topped Best of 2004 lists in Chicago Reader, San Francisco Chronicle, Pitchforkmedia, Dusted, Stylus and Foxy Digitalis.

Customer Reviews:

Amazing voice, great melodies.......2006-03-17

Buy this cd and then do yourself a favor and go pick up a nice pair of headphones. Then, when you know you won't be disturbed for awhile, listen. Do this a few times over a week. You'll be completely captivated by her voice and by the way her voice interacts with her strumming. I found out about her by hearing the song "Little Life" on the "Golden Apples of the Sun" compilation. THAT SONG is the best song I've heard in the last year.

Otherworldly Goddessness!.......2005-12-01

Lordy this record rules! It's been years since I've been so taken with a voice, with songs, with an album. This is SO new yet SO from another time. Like Wayback time several centuries ago, but also, that adventurous folk time of the mid to late 60's. Miss Foster is -- AT LEAT -- the Joni Mitchell of the 21st Century. I just don't think this record can be topped, or even continued. This might be it, but dang, she done us good! This is nothing short of a modern masterpiece. Yes yes y'all.

i like it a lot........2005-08-16

i only really learned about Josephine Foster recently after seeing her open for Akron/Family and Angels of Light. her performance was really the treat of the night, as i didn't know she would be there at all, and later on i bought this record.

now this may be my favorite album from the 'freak folk' or 'neo folk' or whatever you feel inclined to call it, movement. Josephine's voice has an interesting quality, and it really blends in well with the instrumentation. some individuals have commented that her voice is a bit over the top, or that she sounds like Joanna Newsome, but i disagree with both statements. Josephine seems more outside classification than Newsome, and i prefer her as well.

the songs on this record do have variation, with some slow songs such as "trees lay by," and "There are eyes above," and some faster songs with more of a struming style on the guitars, like "Good News" and "the Golden woden tone." my favorite song is probably "the pruner's pair" which is a bit scary sounding and uses some very cool progressions on both instrumentals and vocals.

overal i would rate this very near 5 stars, and have recomended it.

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