American singer / songwriter Julie Byrne makes beautiful listening songs. Songs that you listen to with your mouth full. As if you are looking out over a winter landscape covered with freshly fallen snow. Or as if you were woken up by the first rays of the sun after a good night's sleep. Byrne's lyrics are full of allusions to the weather: cloud fields, a double rainbow, the sun, the wind. But even
… without the text in your hand, she conjures up these images. Her hoarse voice and plucking guitar make you dream away easily. This is also due to the subtle echo that determines her sound on most songs. The songs sound full, while Byrne is only sparingly assisted by other musicians. Renowned music journalists from the United States and England were very enthusiastic about her first record Rooms With Windows And Walls. Successor Not Even Happiness is also a budding singer / songwriter classic. This music is romantic with a capital R. (JE)more
