New country artist Rose Falcon just released her 5-song EP entitled ’19th Avenue The EP Volume 2′ with Show Dog Universal Music. Overall, it’s a decent effort. Rose’s voice is slightly airy with a stronger than usual nasally tone combined with a bit of grittiness–the best I can describe it. Very similar to artists like Lucinda Williams, so to me her voice is a little more folk/Americana rather than country. She doesn’t necessarily sound like every artist out there, which is a good thing when you are trying to stand out. I’m kind of on the fence about this one. I don’t absolutely love it, but I don’t hate it, either. Just middle of the road for me.
Lyrically, I feel the songs are well-written and there is strong composition/structure musically. However, none of the songs really wowed me, but I enjoyed “Carry Me Home”–a mid-tempo song with more of a traditional country feel to it with lots of fiddle added in. I, also, enjoyed “If Love Had A Heart”, which is mid-tempo, heartfelt ballad. I really liked this one, which I felt was the most radio-friendly of all the songs, and thought it was a good fit for her voice.
A fun song on the album is “You Stole My Heart”, which has been bugging me ever since I first heard it. Why? Because it is so close to another song that I have heard, which is why I compared her voice to that of Lucinda Williams’. It sounds nearly exactly like Lucinda Williams’ “Can’t Let Go”, especially in the chorus of the song, but even the bridge. Even what the song is written about is the same song content of “Can’t Let Go”. I can’t really separate the two songs now since to me they are nearly identical with different words.
Rated 3 stars out of 5.
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