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"Small Planes" by The Innocence Mission (2001)

"Small Planes" by The Innocence Mission

Artist:

The Innocence Mission

Album:

Small Planes

Released In:

2001

Reviewed By:

Kevin Jones

Grade:

5.0

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In 1991 The Innocence Mission delivered Umbrella--a tour-de-force work of ethereal, female majesty that rivaled the best of the Cocteau Twins. A work that was uniquely American for it's ilk and also smacked of the best of Natalie Merchant. Since then the Mission has lost it's focus and I feared them lost. Joyfully I can report that after two sub-par follow ups, Small Planes brings the Mission back into such vivid focus that, for me, it's as if a deceased loved-one has come back to life. Karen Peris is still in command of her delicately powerful voice, and back is her amazing gift for crafting hauntingly graceful melodies. Somber (think Mazzy Star) yet hopeful and precious--definitely one of the year's best.

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Pascal Rodriguez Renaud

Pascal Rodriguez Renaud

Hi

I'm Pascal from Switzerland. I hope everything is fine for you.

First of all, I'd like to thank you for promoting the band The Innocence Mission zBoneman. This review about their album "Small Plane" encouraged me to contact you and let you know about their new benefit record named "Now the Day is Over".

The album is already available on the record label website in the US - http://www.badmanrecordingco.com/ - and it will be released in stores on November 9.

Jazz-tinged and dreamy, this new offering from The Innocence Mission collects standards and traditional songs that singer Karen Peris has sung to her children as lullabies since they were born. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to organizations working to aid impoverished children throughout Africa.

"After hearing Bono speak this past May at my brother's college graduation about the plight of orphaned children in South Africa, our plans to make another benefit record were strengthened and propelled and we worked more quickly and spontaneously than usual. We recorded most of the songs over a three week period this summer, late at night, and it was really great fun. A lot of the singing was done live to Don's guitar playing. The spaciousness of the arrangements allowed for piano and pump organ and Mike's upright bass, " says Karen Peris.

Are you going to do something to advertise this album and the cause it benefits ? Your website really could make a difference..

The song "What a Wonderful World" is free for download here :

http://www.badmanrecordingco.com/audio/over/03_wonderful_world.mp3

Greetings to you,

Pascal

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