
Canadian singer-songwriter Jenn Grant released Echoes last month. Her anachronistic lilt could easily be likened to that of Jolie Holland or Cat Power, and the analog recording of the album enhances the old-fashioned mood of her music. But whatever comparable tones we may hear in Grant's voice aside, Echoes is a truly unique collection of songs that run the gamut from haunting piano ballads and soft folk acoustics to joyous retro pop. The opener "Heartbreaker" is a little too flatly morose for Grant's vocals, [...]