Album Review: Simply Miraculous from Kristen R. Bromley
Album: Simply Miraculous Artist: Kristen R. Bromley Label: Kristen R. Bromley Music, LLC Website: www.kristenbromley.com Guitarist Kristen R. Bromley demonstrates a blues palette emblematic of Les Paul enhanced by lyrical sensibilities liken to Chet Atkins. Old school Midwest country-folk meets contemporary blues guitar on Bromley's latest recording Simply Miraculous, a title that was inspired by her personal experience to overcome a debilitating injury to her arm. A collection of original tunes and covers of hymns, the tracks display her talent as a driving force in each arrangement. Concentration is focused on the design of each number, adorned in finely syncopated beats milled by bassist Matt Larsen and drummer Jay Lawrence paired with Bromley's freestyle musings. The trio move in harmony, performing with a sense of each other's space in the music. The silky lines of Bromley's guitar have a lyrical-woolgathering stride webbed along...