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"The Maxfield Rabbit's release Evermore is an intimate portrait of relationship pain wrapped in a perfectly recorded and written pop/rock format - with female vocals that cut through like a skewer through plastic wrap - with hints of Allanis and a pure sweet sound that departs from the angst on a path forged with originality by singer/songwriter, Julia Albert. The rhythm section, including guitar - is pure rock and roll ala Stones/Crows - with tasty mildly distorted LesPaul sounding axes and laid back just-behind-the beat 2 and 4. The bass is like a rock - supporting with occasional melodic runs that land deep in the pocket. Acoustic tracks are speckled throughout. Track 10, It's All Right By Me, is a slow groover with a Leaving Las Vegas message of acceptance that rings true and with a huge sense of love relief, 'I don't want to own you, I shouldn't have to own you, to keep every moment sweet, and I don't want to change you, cuz anyway I'd make you isn't what you would be'. The final track, I Fail the Words, is an intelligent and insightful revelation of what clogs most relationship drains, as the heroine tries to find the right words to comfort her partner, 'you hurt my feelings and God I still need you, I fake the truth to comfort me, I can't seem to choose, I fail the words to comfort you, I can't seem to choose a side.' The tune also includes a cool wah-wah motif of a guitar line - that ads a certain musical class to the mix. The highlight of the CD is the fourth track, a duet called "Drunk". The male and female vocals speak to each other with sentiment that mixes alcohol with marriage proposals - all with an origin that the two need each other through the sorrow they've shared and bring to the table, 'you keep coming back to this fate of mine. . you're right when you're mine, why don't you want me, please don't go, you need my sorrow. .i can't find happy.' Great melody and haunting dysfunction/love mix. This is a touching and insanely accurate record in its reflection on relationships - great musicianship and sincerity, maturity and unpretentious delivery - expertly recorded with subtle Maxfield Rabbit class. earBuzz.com