Christine Santelli - Any Better Time (2009)

Artist: Christine Santelli
Title Of Album: Any Better Time
Year Of Release: 2009
Label: SwingNation Records
Genre: Pop Rock, Blues Rock
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue+.log)
Bitrate: Lossless
Total Time: 41:35
Total Size: 272 MB (Covers)

On her seventh CD, blues-rocker Christine Santelli shows off her stylistic versatility with a varied program that includes a couple of excursions into country, a nod to New Orleans, a strange and carnivalesuqe number, and plenty of straight-up roots rock. The focus here is on her voice, which is interesting: at its best, it's a dark, smoky, and richly textured instrument, while at its worst it can be almost painfully scratchy and raw. Santelli's songwriting is grittily mature, and on highlight tracks like the sultry "Guilty," the softly gorgeous "Brown Haired Girl," and the straightforward blues-rock of "Sparrow," the vulnerability of the lyrics and her intimate vocal delivery come together perfectly. Her sidemen are also worth noting; Tim Tindall's basslines are self-effacing but utterly perfect on "Butterfly," and Brian Mitchell's barrelhouse piano adds a very nice swamp-boogie element to the title track. "Calgary" is built on a minimal and lovely arrangement that showcases Santelli's voice at its roughest, an effect that detracts from the song in a few places, and the album-closing "On the Farm" sounds almost like a Hee Haw parody. But for the most part, this album is a solid roots rock winner.

by Rick Anderson

Tracklist:

01. Good Day for a Hangin' 3:46
02. Guilty 3:25
03. Ponytails 2:57
04. Any Better Time 3:04
05. Down in the Valley 2:56
06. Butterfly 4:18
07. Calgary 2:13
08. Lily's Song 3:28
09. Brown Haired Girl 2:31
10. Ode to Bill 5:02
11. For You 2:47
12. Sparrow 3:18
13. On the Farm 1:44

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Christine Santelli - Guitar,Vocals
Matt Mousseau - Drums
Tim Tindall - Bass,Guitaron
Jason Green - Guitar,Banjo
Brian Mitchell - Organ,Piano,Accordion
Arthur Neilson - Guitar
Popa Chubby - Guitar on 10
Dave Gross - Guitar on 5,12,13
Gibb Wharton - Pedal Steel on 8
Mazz Swift - Violin on 7


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