Patty Larkin - Perishable Fruit (1997)

Tracklist

01. The Road
02. The Book I'm Not Reading
03. Coming Up For Air
04. Angels Wings
05. You and Me
06. Pablo Neruda
07. Wolf At The Door
08. Brazil
09. Rear View Mirror
10. Heart
11. Red Accordion

Producing herself, Patty Larkin banned percussion instruments from her seventh album, a gimmick that extenuated her usual interest in texture over content, which has always distinguished her from other folkies but also frustrated some fans. This time, her self-imposed stricture forced her and her fellow musicians to sacrifice virtuosity for invention, and they did come up with some unusual sounds. But Larkin still often seemed to be at an emotional distance from her material, except when she was expressing irritation. The most impassioned performances and clear lyrics came when she was singing about what seemed to matter the most to her, "The Road" and, in "Wolf at the Door," the music business. In contrast, the love songs were idealized at best and vague at worst, and the singer rarely seemed involved in any case.

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