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• Artist: Erin McKeown
• Album: We Will Become Like Birds
• Label: Nettwerk
• Year of Release: 2005
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• Reviewed by: dscanland on 2005-06-23

The female singer/songwriter arena became bloated so quickly with every woman deciding to copy the likes of Alanis, Sarah McLachlan, and Ani DiFranco. So sadly, some of the more deserving artists were overlooked with the assumption that they just sounded like all the others. One exception to this case is Boston-based Erin McKeown. Her voice and songwriting really stands apart from a lot of the other female musicians out there. While you still hear the odd familiarity in her voice, it's the diversity that she presents on an album like We Will Become Like Birds that sets her apart. She has so much charisma and possesses a very sharp songwriting talent. On a track like "White City", the charm sort of creeps up on you and then you catch yourself singing along after as few as 3 listens. After getting through the 12 songs on We Will Become Like Birds, I can't help but sit with awe at the diversity of songs. The songs are completely different from one another, instead the differences are subtle keeping the album very cohesive and pleasant. The opening "Aspera" verges on rocking while the following song has a nice and gentle tempo. The most fun song on the album has to be "To The Stars", a track that gets your head bobbing and has that roadtrip feel to it. But even the super quiet songs like "Float" have qualities that prove McKeown to be slightly different than the rest of the crowd.
Erin McKeown has the potential of going places if people put down their stereotype of female singer/songwriters.

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