Stream: Basia Bulat, ‘Tall Tall Shadow’

Seraphina Lotkhamnga on October 8th, 2014

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Canadian folk singer-songwriter Basia Bulat returns to the States in support of yet another album that made the Polaris Music Prize shortlist. “Tall Tall Shadow” is the chanteuse’s third studio album and the second to be nominated as one of Canada’s top 10 albums of the year (with 2008’s debut “Oh, My Darling” being the first), and its title track serves well as a powerful reminder of Bulat’s talents. Â Her husky, honeyed vocals reminiscent of a bolder Joni Mitchell ring loud of and clear as the arrangement begins as a piano piece but quickly transforms into a swinging pop anthem. “You can’t run away if the shadow is yours,” Bulat fervently sings while riding a robust arrangement that involves more than her beloved autoharp. “Tall Tall Shadow,” which is also nominated for a Juno award, is out now via Secret City Records.

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