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How I Learned to See in the Dark
Chris Pureka
How I Learned to See in the Dark
Genres: Folk, Pop
 
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All Artists: Chris Pureka
Title: How I Learned to See in the Dark
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sad Rabbit Music
Original Release Date: 1/1/2010
Re-Release Date: 4/13/2010
Genres: Folk, Pop
Style: Traditional Folk
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 884501261371

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I'd give it more stars if I could...
Deborah Zabone | Washington D.C. | 05/03/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I've been listening to Chris Pureka's album "How I Learned To See In The Dark" now for a week straight and I still can't believe how good it is. Chris has been compared to everyone from Lucinda Williams and Mary Gauthier to Neil Young and Ryan Adams. Personally, I think her sound is more akin to Melissa Ferrick meets K.D. Lang with the melancholy soul of Patty Griffin's lyrics. Yeah she's THAT good. Her sound on this album is driving and intense, with just enough Appalachian flare to garner her "alt country" status, but I'd still call it folk rock.



"How I Learned To See In The Dark" is also full of great guest musicians too including Erin McKeown, Kris Delmhorst, and Lyndell Montgomery (yeah the same Lyndell Montgomery that played with Ember Swift all those years). My current favorite standout songs are "Shipwreck," "Broken Clock," "Wrecking Ball," and "Lowlands." However, this is one of those albums that will no doubt grow better with age, and my faves will probably change over time too. Not since Brandi Carlile's "The Story" has an album moved me so much with both its musical and lyrical depth. Buy one for yourself and all your friends...they will thank you for it!!"
Something completely different
Rebecca Akin | Oakland, CA | 04/29/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you know Chris Pureka's previous albums you'll be surprised by this one -it's almost a total departure. One similarity to her other work though is the more times you listen the more amazed you become. This album is a deep, mature, phenomenal piece of work."