May 29, 2008 – With a modern twist of soul, Nina Storey’s vocal performance is an emotional powerhouse that demands short and long-term attention. Having worked with and/or opened for prestigious artists such as Etta James, Ani DiFranco, Patty Griffin, Linda Ronstadt and Sarah McLachlan, Nina has just released her fifth full-length album “So Many Ways from Me to You,” co-produced with the ever-talented Rob Giles.
Recalling such distinguished voices as Billie Holiday and Tori Amos, Nina folds indie, soul, rock, jazz and pop genres into her own breed of song-writing / arrangement, which features a piano, organ, tambourine, violin, cello, viola, guitar (acoustic, electric, steel, bass), percussion, drums, saxophone, trumpet and trombone. Even if all played together, these instruments would not be as powerful and prominent as Nina’s voice, which ranges from breathy to intimidatingly operatic and creates such a vibration throughout the room that it could nearly play the piano without touch.
From pop-driven “Change Her,” and bluesy get-up-and-dance “Getting Over You” to the tenderly expressive “Woman” “Little Conversation,” each song accomplishes its own feeling. What is striking about a few of Nina’s songs is that instead of fading out, they halt at the most vocally and instrumentally climactic point. In this way, Nina really knows how to energize the listener and invite them to hear more. Such effect was achieved when audience members sporadically broke into mid-song applause and then begged for an encore, which presented “This Naked Woman,” a track with seductive lyrics and flawless beats.
Learn more about Nina Storey at www.myspace.com/ninastorey or at www.ninastorey.com.
Review by Bre Goldsmith ( www.bregoldsmith.com )
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