This past summer I had the pleasure of seeing Basia Bulat at the Regina Folk Festival and thought she was easily one of the highlights of the weekend. At the time, Bulat was still supporting her fantastic debut album Oh, My Darling, which was nominated for the prestigious Polaris award.
With her second album, she has definitely laid to rest any worries she might hit the dreaded sophomore jinx. All the elements that made her debut so appealing are still in full force here: namely, her soulful, vibrant voice and breezy melodies. But while she still sticks to acoustic guitar and ukulele as her primary instruments of choice, Bulat kicks the tempos into high gear with more of an emphasis on percussion. The end result is a more rollicking set of tunes that will likely end up in my top ten albums of 2010.
Album opener "Go On" sets the tone with swarms of strings over top of marching band style drums. And if you don't get shivers down your spine when she croons "How I've done myself in" during "Sugar and Spice" then you must be made of stone. This album is an absolute delight and definitely worth your time and money.
You can check out a version of "Gold Rush" from her album below.
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