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Of singer-singwriter Liz Pappademas, a music critic once hailed the "tawny-port richness" of her voice. Another compared her to (all at once) Fiona Apple, Aimee Mann, and Randy Newman. Pappademas, the former lead of the now-defunct band Hurts to Purr, strips both music and truth down to their scaffolds. Relocating to Los Angeles, she has released the album Eleven Songs, a spare, clever, and occasionally haunting collection of her piano-driven tunes. Pappademas is a genuine craftswoman: she pays close attention to the construction of a song yet manages to never lose sight of its emotional foundation. Her voice recalls much more than a Randy Newman or a Fiona Apple in the same way her "richness" speaks to a unique ability to weave narratives with honesty. |
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