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Album:  Will I Fly Artist:  Miwa Gemini Label:  Self-Release Website:  http://www.miwagemini.com Singer, songwriter, guitarist, and banjo player Miwa Gemini demonstrates her versatile and creative imagination on her latest release Will I Fly . Her recordings of acoustic pop mingled with roots rock and porch folk splendor are always a pleasurable experience, and Will I Fly does nothing less than make listening to her music a delightful experience. The bouncy polka style rhythm of the title track launches the recording into a sprightly mood that triggers an infectious Eastern European swing energy. Diversifying her repertoire, the thumbing beats of "Hattie's Love Song" produce a seesaw sway as Miwa's shimmering vocals move sensually across the silhouettes of vibraphone chimes. A country twange accents the melody as the porch folk treads of the guitar hook effectively stick in the listener's mind. The enchanting lullaby of "Japanese Song" is set to a c...

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 tambou...