El Dee - Endearment (2014) Lossless

El Dee hearken back the golden years of voice, hailing from somewhere within the first half of the 1900′s. Lauren Deming and her tight-knit group of friends/musicians accurately reproduce this dark, yet singable, collection of passion-drenched, heart-melting, soon-to-be-your-favorite songs.

Endearment, their first album, took years to make and brings together diverse musical worlds. Jon Brion, Ella Fitzgerald, Joanna Newsom are all influential touchstones for this succinct and captivating record. Endearment showcases a fertile musical and lyrical mind, thematically addressing religion, coming-of-age, and personal redemption within a half-hour's time.

Lauren and company, all in their 20s, call Detroit home and are proud to play a small part in, and contribute towards the city's vast and complicated cultural heritage.