{"id":15564,"date":"2018-03-07T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T17:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=15564"},"modified":"2018-03-05T15:22:24","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T23:22:24","slug":"new-music-revue-emma-cooks-new-album-proof-of-the-power-of-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2018\/03\/07\/new-music-revue-emma-cooks-new-album-proof-of-the-power-of-music\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music Revue<\/em>: Emma Cook’s new album proof of the power of music"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Emma Cook
\nLiving Proof
\n<\/i>(Indoor Recess)
\n3.5\/5<\/p>\n

Emma Cook wrote her fourth album, Living Proof<\/i>, as she overcame a head injury and post-concussion syndrome. By drawing on this, Cook creates a melancholic and haunting 10-track experience.<\/p>\n

The Toronto-based singer\u2019s voice flips from powerful lower notes to a willowy, higher range, reminiscent of the Celtic sounds of The Corrs. There is nostalgia to her sound that reminds me of the late-\u201990s output of artists such as Dido and Sarah McLachlan.<\/p>\n

The album moves at a smooth, folksy pace, providing a relaxed, easy listen. The songs blend together seamlessly in a lazy river of sound; however, after a few tracks, this cohesiveness borders on repetitive. \u201cYour Last Ride\u201d and \u201cPlease Come Home\u201d provide a much appreciated shot of grit and earnestness into the album\u2019s otherwise mellow tempo.<\/p>\n

The final track, \u201cNo Choice at All,\u201d ends the album on a stripped-down, lingering last note, shining a light on Cook\u2019s ability to deliver a heartbreaking indie ballad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Emma Cook Living Proof (Indoor Recess) 3.5\/5 Emma Cook wrote her fourth album, Living Proof, as she overcame a head injury and post-concussion syndrome. By drawing on this, Cook creates a melancholic and haunting 10-track experience. The Toronto-based singer\u2019s voice flips from powerful lower notes to a willowy, higher range, reminiscent of the Celtic sounds […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,208],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts","category-march-7-2018"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t