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Reviews: Tamara Fishman ~ The Hunger and the Silence
Posted on Saturday, September 09, 2006 @ 07:17:54 PDT
Topic: Reviews
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Artist: Tamara Fishman
CD: The Hunger and the Silence
Home: New York City
Style: Rock/Folk
Quote: "A miraculous voice and true writing ability; somebody won big in the talent lottery."
By Robb Loving
I thought it was only in comic books and movies, but it turns out that superheroes do exist; I’ve found one named Tamara Fishman — a.k.a. Wondergirl — and her special power is a voice prettier than Superman’s cape and stronger than Wolverine’s Adamantium skull.
This woman has some set of pipes, and on her new CD The Hunger and the Silence they are the star. The instrumental accompaniment on all eleven tracks is only a single acoustic guitar; minimalist to be sure, but it is amazing how well this setup works. Tamara’s voice is its own “wall of sound," and the skill and force with which she wields it makes me feel so inferior that I can no longer sing in the shower. She echoes the best of American coffeehouse folk (think Natalie Merchant, or even Joan Baez) and closing your eyes you can see her, right over there, sitting under the low-watt light in a smoky room full of bereted beatniks while Sal and Dean drink wine and sing along to the choruses. Her music is so rich, with its layers of poetic blues melted over old spirituals and defiant, “This is me!” rock, that it is incredible to learn that Tamara writes the songs, too. A miraculous voice and true writing ability; somebody won big in the talent lottery.
I haven’t been able to get enough of this voice and what it sings about. It’s beautiful, and soulful, and most of all, just FULL. Get The Hunger and the Silence, and get moved.
http://www.tamarubi.com
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