Lesley Pike
Night Visions
November Sky Productions

Lesley Pike has a lovely voice and her melodies are memorable. "Courageous" is a quirky song with expert piano playing by Pike. Her yearning vocal matches the melody well. The haunting "Sweet Love" has shades of Tori Amos but is a little lighter in tone. The sweet "Fairytale Land" opens with delicate piano strains. Pike paints pictures of a love that seems hard to fulfil. The song quickly becomes anthemic.

Holding On" is uptempo, and Pike sings of unhappy love with conviction. "Sad Lullabye" lives up to its title and is both sad and evocative. Night Visions is a marvellous debut.

Copyright © 2003 Anna Maria Stjärnell