Luna Kafé record review |
Italy - Full Moon 158 - 08/06/09
The Moon Whispers Elisa DiNapoli makes up The Moon Whispers and this is one of two simultaneously released albums. She has a neat line in darkwave music here. Opener "The Cure" has ominous words and a neat flute part whilst DiNapoli sings in a half-whisper. An eponymous song gives us a soft hush of a melody with poetic lyrics. DiNapoli is a seductive presence and the tune is cool. "Mediocrity's Malaise" laments just that to another flute-lead tune, while Di Napoli is in fine voice. Being against mediocrity is hardly a novel idea, but this look at the lives of the every person is pretty sharp. The album's pace remains nice and slow throughout, while one might want a little more variation at times, this is more than just a good album.
The second album by Elisa DiNapoli is just as quite as Sweet Bitter Enemy but the palette seems richer on this one. "All Along the Shadows" has a richly textured melancholy and a peerless vocal. "Do it again Sam" has a folksy undertone and a dreamy vocal delivery that suits it well. "Tristan and Isolde" finds DiNapoli singing as wonderfully as ever. "Goodbye Angel" touchingly laments the death of a friend to a meandering tune. DiNapoli's vocal is absolutely heartbreaking; you can't help but being moved by it. Both albums have much to recommend them, but this one is the stronger of the two to me. Copyright © 2009 Anna Maria Stjärnell
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