REVIEW: Chris Brown and Kate Fenner, Geronimo (b-music)
- Paul Andersen
Do you remember how, when you were a kid, you came across something that you couldn't wait to share with your best friend, something they didn't know about, something you felt like you were the only one in the world who knew about it? It was a secret just bursting out waiting to be told.
Well, I am now appointing you all my best friends. And have I got something really great to let you in on. Shh! Let me tell you 'bout it.
Chris Brown and Kate Fenner have quietly put together their second absolutely wonderful album in a row, entitled Geronimo. It is the kind of record that invites you in, offers up a nice cup of java and sets you down in a barcalounger to take it all in. Wrap that Afghan around you and take a listen.
Brown and Fenner make a kind of music that can best be described as an organic, coffeehouse kind of sound. No, not Starbucks - this is not what you'll find on every other corner, but rather kind of funky and threadbare, yet oh so comfortable. The lyrics are thoughtful and insightful, the music rich, varied and warm, but it is Fenner's voice, which envelopes and comforts the listener while at the same time shaking its finger in your face, entwining with Brown's more subtle counterpoints, that keep you coming back time and again. If ever there were two artists joined at the hip, it is these two.
So, my friend, there you have it. Just point your net compass to http://www.chrisandkate.com, and skate on over. There's an easy chair with your name on it, just waiting for you.
