The Bittersweets CD Release Show
by Michael McCall
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The Bittersweets build their pop-folk arrangements around the alto of Hannah Prater, who sports a sure-handed, easy sultriness in her lower register and a fragile beauty when shifting to a higher tone. But the trio's new album, Goodnight, San Francisco, eventually reveals that the band's greatest assets are the insightful, conversational lyrics of guitarist Chris Meyers, who has found a lovely delivery system in Prater's voice. Working in their new hometown, the Bittersweets (filled out by drummer, and former Counting Crow, Steve Bowman) enlist impressive collaborators--producer Lex Price, cellist David Henry, bassist Dave Jacques, guitarist Doug Lancio, keyboardist Jason Lehning amd steel guitarist Russ Pahl--for a stylish step forward. In an age of bombast and aggressive posturing, the Bittersweets prefer melody and nuance, coming across like a Fleetwood Mac for modern times.
Thu., Sept. 4, 8 p.m., 2008
Thu., Sept. 4, 8 p.m., 2008
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