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Everybody
August 25, 2009
From All Music Guide: Recording Info: Drawing Number One Studios; Sear Sound; Shelter Island Sound
From All Music Guide:
For nearly three years, Ingrid Michaelson toured in support of Girls and Boys, a popular release whose songs popped up everywhere from Old Navy commercials to prime-time TV sitcoms. Michaelson was similarly omnipresent, opening for the likes of Jason Mraz in Europe while headlining her own shows at home. It's appropriate, then, that 2009's Everybody -- her first album as a genuine star -- amplifies all the elements that made Girls and Boys endearing. Michaelson is no longer a part-time waitress with a songwriting habit; she's a seasoned road veteran, acutely aware of what it takes to invest her audience, and Everybody often plays like a greatest-hits album. The lovelorn ballads -- which comprised the bulk of Girls and Boys -- occupy less space here, and the ones that do make the final cut are smartly laced with strings and layered guitar. There's a sweeping feeling to such songs, a sense of grandeur that was lost in the intimate, minimalist performances of Michaelson's debut. Perennia...
Performers:
Bess Rogers, Brandon Walters, Elliot Jacobson, Geoff Lewil, Ingrid Michaelson, Luke Cissell, Seth Faulk
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