Madeleine Peyroux has been moving with her repertoire in the world of acoustic blues and country ballads for several CDs. With Standing On The Rooftop she continues this path, but opts for a completely new approach. Under the prolific leadership of ( , , ) she goes for the motto 'less is more'. With the help of on bass and among otherson guitar / banjo she explores the roots of American music,
… which results in very minimalist compositions in which her fragile vocals are fully expressed. In a melancholic way her singing floats, here and there in fragments, through the modest accompaniment. With eleven compositions of his own, three covers by , and , and a poem by WH Auden set to music by Ribot, Peyroux makes Standing On The Rooftop her most intimate album to date. (AD)more
