Unhooked CD
Unhooked reimagines some of Jessie Lee Montague’s classic songs, finding new resonances in a different time. One of the most notable tracks “Miracle,” slides in with an ethereal ambiance and percolating mallet arpeggio reminiscent of ‘80s Peter Gabriel, but the bluesy grit enters soon enough with Montague’s wrenching vocals; her spare, articulate guitar fills; and an approach to vocal harmonies that borders on demonic. By serendipity and affinity, several of Unhooked’s songs were mixed by the prolific Grammy-winning producer and engineer Malcom Burn, a Daniel Lanois collaborator with a seasoned, intuitive feel for the kind of atmospheric roots universe that Unhooked inhabits. Burn mixed the luminous jangle-pop song “Cowboy” and the weighty art-ballad “Heaven,” two of Unhooked most striking tracks.
Unhooked reimagines some of Jessie Lee Montague’s classic songs, finding new resonances in a different time. One of the most notable tracks “Miracle,” slides in with an ethereal ambiance and percolating mallet arpeggio reminiscent of ‘80s Peter Gabriel, but the bluesy grit enters soon enough with Montague’s wrenching vocals; her spare, articulate guitar fills; and an approach to vocal harmonies that borders on demonic. By serendipity and affinity, several of Unhooked’s songs were mixed by the prolific Grammy-winning producer and engineer Malcom Burn, a Daniel Lanois collaborator with a seasoned, intuitive feel for the kind of atmospheric roots universe that Unhooked inhabits. Burn mixed the luminous jangle-pop song “Cowboy” and the weighty art-ballad “Heaven,” two of Unhooked most striking tracks.
Unhooked reimagines some of Jessie Lee Montague’s classic songs, finding new resonances in a different time. One of the most notable tracks “Miracle,” slides in with an ethereal ambiance and percolating mallet arpeggio reminiscent of ‘80s Peter Gabriel, but the bluesy grit enters soon enough with Montague’s wrenching vocals; her spare, articulate guitar fills; and an approach to vocal harmonies that borders on demonic. By serendipity and affinity, several of Unhooked’s songs were mixed by the prolific Grammy-winning producer and engineer Malcom Burn, a Daniel Lanois collaborator with a seasoned, intuitive feel for the kind of atmospheric roots universe that Unhooked inhabits. Burn mixed the luminous jangle-pop song “Cowboy” and the weighty art-ballad “Heaven,” two of Unhooked most striking tracks.