Released next Tuesday, The Be Positives' self-titled debut LP takes a most gluttonous approach to musical genres, absorbing everything from glam-pop to garage-rock to lush piano
balladry. Crucially, though, it's a sound which never threatens to overwhelm the listener.
With several songwriters amongst their ranks the line up also supplies material of their own like the brassy shuffle of Low Down, the slow burning
balladry Of She's The One, the funky Taking Care Of Business and opening track, Irene - showing off the talents of Southern Rock guitar gunslinger Kenny Wayne Shepherd.
The album's closer, "Leave a Light," is more gently cast, but it's a gorgeous nod to Hansard's Irish ancestors in folk
balladry that seems built to last.
Saturn falls somewhere between the dance hits of producer DJs with big-name features, and earnest, heart-tugging
balladry.
From amped-up rock to balmy
balladry, she keeps her tendency to overuse her formidable lung power in check - but this is unlikely to recapture her early commercial success.
Ezra's most distinctive asset, his deep and rich voice, is better suited to romantic
balladry than Coldplay-esque stadium fillers.
But there are some stunning moments - see lead single Hallelujah Money for a classically Albarnesque blast of unsettling
balladry, lifted by a stunning performance from Benjamin Clementine.
Historians of gender and witchcraft have long recognized the importance of broadside ballads in disseminating and reinforcing ideas and stereotypes about witches and other so-called transgressive and disorderly women in early modern communities, but little detailed study has been done in this area, no doubt because of the elusive nature of broadside
balladry and a deficiency of musicologists amongst early modern historians.
He is probably best known for his 1972 book The Ballad and the Folk, which sought to apply the Parry--Lord theory of .oral improvisation to Scottish
balladry, in particular to the repertoire of Anna Brown of .Falkland.
It's an all Sam Smith show though on his first ever full-length release titled "In The Lonely Hour." Here, he demonstrates his knack for soulful
balladry amidst slow, piano decked tunes, string orchestrations, and old school and modern day R&B sounds.