Album Reviews: Jitterbug To Lonely Things from Miwa Gemini

Album:  Jitterbug To Lonely Things
Artist:  Miwa Gemini
Label:  Self-Released
Website:  www.miwagemini.com

Jitterbug To Lonely Things from vocalist Miwa Gemini feels like a ride through a carnival from the reflective "New Year's Day" to the percolating minstrel "Jitterbug To Lonely Things."  Gemini's fourth release is lanterned in pleasing aesthetics from her gorgeous vocal tones to the graceful expressions played in the instrumentation.

The winding strings in "Spring Without You" have a succor effect on the soul as Gemini's gentle voicing whispers in the listeners ears, "Oh, the spring has come / Then why do I feel so blue / Oh, the spring has come / But not for me."  The title track continues along this pattern with succor-clad swells as Gemini's vocals traipse softly along the waltzing tempo of the billowy horn and swinging strings. 

Another inviting track is "Better Life" with the gypsy-like jangle of the tambourine infusing the melody with an exotic texture that wraps Gemini's slinking vocals in frilly acoustics.  Alluringly, her vocals lace around the floating strings of the swooning ballad "New Year's Day," rousing a merry-go-round cadence that takes the listener on a sweet jaunt.

Jitterbug To Lonely Things is an acoustic recording that fuses beauty with sorrow.  Two human sentiments that are experienced by everyone. Sparse and elegant, the recording has a powerful effect on the listener, and one that is welcomed.

Musicians:
Miwa Gemini - vocals, guitar and accordion