The desperate prehistoric girl Taffamai Metallumai invented the first alphabet, according to Rudyard Kipling. According to Lewis Carroll, the desperate Victorian girl Alice crawled into a rabbit hole without soap, where she gorged on mushrooms. Since the time of Patsy Kline, desperate southern girls have been singing country music, which is generally male. On this front, such magnificent voices as Gillian Welch, Alison Krauss and Emmylou Harris were noted for singing sirens in the Odyssey called “Oh where are You Brother?” The new siren is a girl with the amazing name Cassie Valazza.
Living in the borderlands between Oregon and Arizona, Cassie caught the magic that drove mad the Hatter and the March Hare. She even managed to curb this madness and put it to music. His first album with the crazy name “Dear Dead Days/Valazza released “Dear Dead Days” in 2019, indicating that you don’t have to go down the rabbit hole when the rabbit hole can swallow you up, like the python Kaa. But the author did not stop there, bringing the beauty of melodism to the highest degree on the second album, ironically named “Kassi Valazza Knows Nothing”. This record takes the listener on a magical journey, decorated with delightful melodies and the very butterflies that rustle in the girls who decided to invent a rabbit alphabet in a literary hole. Let’s take that magical path, Moon Dogs!
Room In The City largely repeats the experience and lyrics of Kris Kristofferson. It has the same soft arrangement and the same apt phrases. Everyone is a hippie!
Rapture translates as “rapture,” and it’s a true masterpiece. Cassie shows an incredible melodic flair, and the musicians accompany her very precisely, creating an impeccable musical fresco. Such things will remain for centuries if those who can appreciate it survive.
Corners begins with an unsettling riff, but resolves with a beautiful melody. Cassie’s voice is supported by piano passages. Her poems are a special treat.
Watching Planes Go By may become close to anyone who watched planes go by while trampling at the airport. Stop whining!
Song For A Season is just a beautiful song. Really beautiful.
Long Way From Home (I’ll Ride You Down) is a very touching eulogy. We don’t know which deceased it’s dedicated to, but the slide guitar meows with all the appropriate anguish.
Canyon Lines paints in watercolor. Both the listener and the performer are riders on painted horses. Beautiful keys again.
In Smile, Cassie’s voice vibrates magically, but you can’t hear the smile in it. The perfect country song for broken hearts.
Welcome Song is perhaps the most thoughtful here. And the instrumental component is reminiscent of The Doors.
In Wildageeses, Valazza again does not reveal her vocals completely, but it is her restraint that impresses the most. She purrs in a way that many cats can’t. Billie Holiday approves.
To summarize, Cassie Valazza is the new star of country music. Her voice is inimitable, her arrangements are refined, and her poetry is intelligent. May these songs become your lullabies, Moon Dogs!
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