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• Artist: Samara Lubelski
• Album: The Fleeting Skies
• Label: The Social Registry
• Year of Release: 2004
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• Reviewed by: bbuckingham on 2004-12-23

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A long-time veteran of the American free folk scene, multi-instrumentalist Samara Lubelski has collaborated with the likes of Jackie-O Motherfucker, Tower Recordings, and is a key member of New York-based Hall Of Fame.

On The Fleeting Skies, Lubelski's solo debut, the lengthy, improvisatory nature of her past projects is shed and in its place, she delivers a crystalline, meditative psych-folk song cycle.

"Keeper Of Beauty" weaves a quiet bossa nova spell, complete with a multi-tracked flute solo that recalls the shimmering beauty of Caetano Veloso and Gal Costa's Domingo album. "The Boy Who Bought The Cosmos" is pure psych pop, with a brooding intro that trips into a sparkling, sunny verse and chorus.

Shades of the Durriti Column, Stuart Moxham and Flying Nun-style bucolic jangle inform Lubelski's gorgeous songs, many of which feature her playing full string arrangements, keyboards and guitars.

The Fleeting Skies is a rewarding, multi-faceted effort - a melodic and well-arranged fusion of smart indie pop and psych-folk that should be mandatory listening for fans of both genres.

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