Parlour

by

Darling Violetta

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After Bath Water Flowers I was hooked. The Kill You EP then grabbed those hooks and twisted on my heart strings. I thought Parlour was going to do this to me as well. I was wrong. Instead of just leaving me drooling in awe, Parlour got into my head and refuses to let go. I have only praise for the uberdivine Darling Violetta. I don't think I could live without this cd.

A Smaller God is first on my rave list, and here's why: I heard a live recording of it, and thought, my God, we have a winner. I thought it could not be mixed any better, but the album recording exceeded all of my expectations. Absolutely fabulous!

Pauline is next on my itinerary, and I dearly love this song. It moves me, and I cannot put a finger on exactly why, but it does. Lyrics are awesome, and I don't want to get the refrain unstuck from where it's currently on constant reply in my brain. It's that good.

Onward through Over You and Jessamine, which are wonderful as well. Really liking how they follow each other in order on the album. Bardot Barbiturate catches and refuses to let go, and I love to sing along.

Can't say much about Say You Love Me, because it speaks for itself. Listen to it. Candy Jones is to die for. I'm reminded of classic Bond movies when I listen to this. I am tempted to mix a music video or something.

Second Skin is amazing to listen to... I love it ! Everybody remember the background music for the Parlour pop-up on DV's site? That was from this song. Pure genius. And speaking of genius, Benediction and Beautiful back to back.

Benediction is a break-up song, pure and simple. I love it, and next time my friend breaks up with her boyfriend, AGAIN, I'm making her listen to this, because it's so empowering.

Beautiful is aptly named, because it really is beautiful. It's a post-breakup song, full of pain and anger, and altogether powerful. Cami Elen really shows off her range here. By the end of the song, I'm convinced she could do opera. Not lame opera, good opera.

Star Shoes is another awesome (can't stop using this word!) song. It incorporates some of the interludes and ends the album with a perfect flourish.

I cannot say enough about this album, so I'll stop with this: Buy it! Buy it now! You'll never regret it!