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beautiful dreamer; A Paris-based singer brings her cosmopolitan charm to New York.(Keren Ann)(Brief Article)
Byline: Adena Spingarn
Singer-songwriter Keren Ann doesn't spend her nights dancing on tables at Bungalow 8. In fact, the Paris-based chanteuse prefers to do her thing in New York's smaller, more intimate spaces. It's not that surprising. Consider her standout new album, Nolita (Metro Blue/Blue Note), a contemplative mix of French and English songs with shades of Nick Drake's moody wanderings and a touch of Suzanne Vega's verve. It follows her stunning English-language debut, Not Going Anywhere, which was released last year to unanimous acclaim. (Two French albums before that made the 30-year-old a name in Europe.)
Set to melodies that linger like a spring afternoon, Keren Ann's seemingly simple lyrics-"Your love is much more than one can take"-accumulate to ...
- Keren Ann keeps love's pain at a song's length.
- Newspaper article from: Morning Call (Allentown, PA) May 31, 2007 700+ words
...spellbinding voice, Keren Ann often ponders and explores...old Israeli-born, New York-based French singer...especially songs by men" says Keren Ann (Zeidel) during an...the strongest cuts on "Keren Ann," her fifth disc...
- Keren-Ann keeps love's pain at a song's length.
- Newspaper article from: Morning Call (Allentown, PA) June 12, 2007 700+ words
...spellbinding voice, Keren Ann often ponders and explores...old Israeli-born, New York-based French singer...especially songs by men" says Keren Ann (Zeidel) during an...the strongest cuts on "Keren Ann," her fifth disc...
- THE TORCH BEARER.(Keren Ann )
- Magazine article from: WWD Hirshlag, Jennifer September 2, 2004 700+ words
...shouldn't be much of a problem for Keren Ann now that she is in New York strumming out her melodies in concert...new audience." Caption(s): Keren Ann wears a vintage Jean Muir dress...Resurrection Vintage Clothing in New York.
- A Girl Called Eddy/Keren Ann.(Concert Review)
- Magazine article from: Daily Variety Mirkin, Steven March 1, 2005 700+ words
...the double bill of Keren Ann and A Girl Called...Francoise Hardy, Keren Ann's songs have the...With one foot in New York and the other in...in many a year. Keren Ann and A Girl Called Eddy play two dates in New York: March 9 at Fez...
- Keren Ann: big, existential questions from a singer for the here and now.(Music...
- Magazine article from: Interview Ehrlich, Dimitri March 1, 2005 700+ words
...and cultures, is in, then singer Keren Ann is ahead of the curve. Raised by...splits her time between there and New York). On a rainy Saturday afternoon...new album, Nolita (Metro Blue), Keren Ann rarely raises her voice above a moan...
- Keren Ann: Chelsea Burns.
- Magazine article from: Music Week October 22, 2005 700+ words
Keren Ann Chelsea Burns (EMI CDEM677) This ode to the New York district is a luscious debut UK single from the Israeli-Dutch singer, and shows Keren Ann to be a graduate of the same school of bittersweet acoustic...
- Keren Ann.(Concert Review)
- Magazine article from: Daily Variety Sprague, David August 25, 2004 700+ words
Keren Ann (Joe's Pub; 220 capacity; $12) Presented inhouse. Band: Keren Ann, Jack Petrocelli, Jason Hart, Karen Brunon...mind during young French-Israeli chanteuse Keren Ann's muted-but-beguiling set at Joe's Pub...
- Keren Ann.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire June 23, 2005 700+ words
...From Bristol Evening Post) Nolita (EMI) This low-key second album of smoky late- night jazz-tinged songs by Parisian Keren Ann has an easy-going confidence about it. Sung in a mixture of French and English, there's a seductive intimacy about her...
- Vanity Fair's Hot Tracks; WARNING: The contents of this CD may cause mood...
- Magazine article from: Vanity Fair Robinson, Lisa November 1, 2005 700+ words
...Nowhere and It's Now." Paris/New York songwriter Keren Ann is sophisticated, mysterious, and...OP & (c) 2005 Saddle Creek. Keren Ann's "Que N'ai-Je?": produced by Keren Ann Zeidel; written by Keren Ann Zeidel...
- Upfront Reviews - 28.05.07: Albums.
- Magazine article from: Music Week May 26, 2007 700+ words
...the OMD-ish Trust and the catchy Epiphany. Keren Ann Keren Ann (EMI 5004222) As the market bulges with a glut of singer-songwriters, New York/Paris based Keren Ann's dulcet vocal delivery and beguiling melancholy...