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Shannon Wright - Flightsafety

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ALBUM REVIEWS

Pick of the Chick: Our Favorite Releases, 1999-Present

SHANNON WRIGHT
FLIGHTSAFETY
QUARTERSTICK

On her solo debut, Shannon Wright (formerly of the band Crowsdell) captures the feelings of intense emotional conflict and resolution that most singer-songwriters strive for but never achieve. Flightsafety is a very personal record.  It's written by someone for whom songwriting is about conveying the deep, bare emotion of the moment the song is created.

Wright's gift is that her metaphorical language never quite reveals the facts, but you get the point anyway.  Her plaintive and concise writing is translated perfectly by the sparse instrumentation--acoustic guitar, piano, drums--most of which Wright plays herself.

With its honesty, personality, and intimacy, Flightsafety is the kind of record that endures, regardless of trends in current musical climates.

PIGEONHOLE: A down-to-earth, personal record from an accomplished writer à la Joni Mitchell or Carole King.
CAVEAT: It may seem a little "same-y" or one-dimensional to some.

Che Arthur

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