REVIEW: Marck Bailey, Strings Attached
- Bob Gajarsky
A new release, which is only available via mail, recently caught my ear - Marck Bailey's Strings Attached.
Bailey, who currently resides in the Chicago area, has honed his cafe style throughout numerous Windy City clubs and radio performances. His debut effort, Strings Attached, features 10 full length songs (encompassing 48 minutes)
The artist claims influences from Crowded House and Shawn Colvin - part of the new genre of the "adult alternative" market that is rapidly growing in commercial acceptance. However, the solo effort doesn't just resemble these artists - this reviewer found similarities to the slower Toad the Wet Sprocket works.
The post-production work on Strings is a bit weak, which leaves gaps in between parts of the tracks. However, with Bailey (who plays all his own instruments), this can be seen not as a flaw, but as a positive attribute - the ability to take the live intimate setting of a cafe and bring that into the studio, onto cassette and into the listeners living room.
Music afficionados who are fans of acoustic music and introspective lyrics can look to a new face for entertainment - Marck Bailey.
Further information on purchasing the 10 song cassette can be obtained by contacting Elizabeth Wasserman at Small Commune Management at 708-864-5694 or via the Internet at wrigley@nwu.edu.
