Christina Rubino: Alive From the Scrapheap
Christina Rubino
Alive From the Scrapheap
(self-released)
We get a stomping bass drum, banjo, strumming acoustics and harmonica on āThe Gateway,ā the brisk opener of Christina Rubinoās new album,Ā Alive From the Scrapheap. The Brookyln-born lady with the strong, low voice and a true sense of Americana delivers 11 tight gems here based around her distinctive warble-of-a-voice and acoustic guitar.
āNothing to Gainā is a torch-like tune with some great harmonies, sweet āahh ahhs,ā shunky snare back beat and electric guitar touches. āLittle Bee in Dā opens up nicely from just an acoustic guitar vocal piece into some real cool single-note electric touches (and some nice guitar scratching early on) and fine harmony/backing vocals once again. It is a truly strong tune, mid-way in this collection showing full, strong production.
āSeemsā is pretty, plucky softness with a sweet slide guitar behind Rubino who truly sings her heart out. āWaiting to Breakā has got a sly beat, this time a snapping snare behind Rubino’s soft strum and strong singing. When the electric guitar floats in, we are well into a strong, slow chunker-of-a-tune. āBreakoutā has a floaty, big acoustic jangle about it and Rubino singing pretty much all around her range delivering a truly great lyric.
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