Blog: Direct Current

London-based singer Rumer - aka Sarah Joyce -- possesses one of those effortlessly and indescribably lovely voices that simply transcends whatever song she might happen to be singing. Some may find her completely relaxed, honey-dipped sound leaning a little too far into the area of ultra-mellow, Xanax-induced somnambulence -- and it's true she can at times make Norah Jones or even the legendary Karen Carpenter sound positively energized. But for those who revel in the plush, velvety textures of a voice that's steeped in the swaying standards of a modern cabaret approach -- and [...]

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