E.G. Phillips – This Infertile Valley (Spotify)
“Pleasant track with velvet vocals from -E.G. Phillips-, leisurely jazz melody and fancy, but warm atmosphere. It can simply make you feel comfort like being with favourite friends. Music that cannot be easily found.”
“Приятный, бархатный вокал -E.G. Phillips-, неторопливая мелодия джаза и причудливая, но очень тёплая атмосфера трека. Ощущается уют и комфорт домашней обстановки в компании с любимыми друзьями. Музыка, которой очень сильно не хватает всем нам.”
-Nagamag.com
Artist said about this song:
"This is song about a place you can get stuck and know you need to leave. This song about a place called Depression.
The 3rd single from my forthcoming album “Alien from an Alternate Earth,” this recording features the incredible Renee Padgett on backing vocals. You can hear her amazing versatility just in the span of this one track. What starts out in the 2nd verse as a simple, subtle backing harmony reminiscent of something out of the 50s transforms into gorgeous gospel-like cadences for the following chorus, lifts us into the heavens for the bridge, and then easily slips into a Bossa Nova vocalese for the final verse as the rhythm switches up.
The rest of the backing band is nothing to sneeze at either, providing rich textures for lyrics filled with detailed imagery and a distinctive harmonic backdrop."
Reviewed by Nagamag on February 19, 2022