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Review: Erinn Williams, Cumberland Arms, Byker Mar 14 2008 by Gary Beckwith, Evening Chronicle



WEDNESDAY night saw Los Angeles alternative pop songstress Erinn Williams sail into Newcastle for her European tour on the back of the stormy weather we’ve been experiencing. Promoting her latest sublime album, Digging In the Dirt, the singer-songwriter with a background in opera played a flawless set to an appreciative Cumberland Arms crowd. The night, hosted by North East promoters The Killing Suite, was one of the most laidback and enjoyable gigs I’ve been to in a long time. With excellent support from Northumberland-born Paul Jeans, aka Jeans goes Pop!, and Manchester’s latest indie-pop outfit The 1,2,3,4s, the night effortlessly glided along to Montana-born Erinn’s lilting vocals. Her acoustic guitar was complemented by a range of electronic wizardry. Williams’ latest album has been described as being like every angst-ridden teenage girl’s diary. Unrequited love, stolen moments, loneliness and pain are the running themes. As forlorn and melancholic as that may sound, the poetic delivery of her tone-perfect songs left the audience in awe. Tracks such as Delicate, Inch By Inch, Darker Shade of Blue and Dirty have lyrics which weave their way around a room, painting a rich picture in the listeners’ minds before building into bittersweet crescendos. It would be easy to compare Erinn’s voice to the soothing tones of Beth Orton or the high-pitched warbling of Kate Bush, but she possesses a whispery edge all of her own. The show ended with Indigo – a beautifully-crafted, heart-lifting song, which highlights everything that’s good about Erinn’s amazing voice. The American might have arrived in the middle of heavy storms, but she left on a sweet breeze of approval. For more information, visit www.erinnwilliams.com



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Caroline Martin/ Erinn Williams St James Wine Vaults Friday, October 24, 2008

Into the cozy and stylish cave that is St James Wine Vaults went I, to see Los Angeleno Erinn Williams, who, I was assured, was really different. And she was – but first things first: Caroline Martin. I didn’t even know Caroline was playing tonight; I’d never seen her before but knew her name from reading Bristol press. I was smitten. Of course, it takes a certain amount of weird to smite me, and Caroline has plenty. The word “minimal,” even overused as it is, does not do justice to these songs. I can’t really think of anything more sparse than this, not even Hope Sandoval and Mazzy Star. And like the teacher that speaks quietly so that the class has to shut up and listen, one listens to Caroline and her words. This provides the greatest source of weird; her lyrics, like, say, Lucinda Williams, are simple, conversational, personal and womanly, but, unlike Lucinda, just that little bit detached from conventional reality to make you feel are in a strange dream. Her lyrics are comparable to Rennie Sparks’ in the way they occupy that dreamspace, but they are much more sparse than Rennie’s. Her singing – and, yes, she is a real singer, not just a poet – is as though Gillian Welch was actually on morphine. It is really good stuff; it is art, and it is thoroughly refreshing to encounter some genuine art. Encounter it yourself. Then came Erinn Williams, looking very American and very Los Angeles in her bright makeup and bright shiny hair. This means nothing, by the way; it should not be surprising that an American would look like an American. If anyone was expecting some kind of vacuous happy music, they would very quickly have stood corrected. Erinn plays a Stratocaster through digital delay and looping boxes and has a lot of self-made loops stored as well. She is a veritable one-woman Edge in the guitar department. This is impressive enough, but then she sings and – hold the horses, Molly – this is amazing. She very clearly has operatic training and equally clearly is not afraid to use it. With looped unnameable chords á la Joni Mitchell and a voice that can drill right into your brain like a laser theremin, this music means business. Erinn is joined by a flautist whose name I did not get. It is an instrument that goes particularly well with this music and adds a bit of non-electronic embellishment that somehow softens it and makes it all more intimate. The songs are not heavy on hooks, but succeed on mood and pure sonic exploration. Having said that, I don’t want to overdo the opera thing; much of the time Erinn sings in a normal, even breathy voice. Erinn Williams inhabits territory that you’d find Kate Bush and Tori Amos wandering around in, but she is musically edgier than Tori and her mighty weapon of a voice is a lot less twee than Kate. In fact, she is the opposite of Kate, who looked Euro-sexy in layers of black, while Erinn looks light but sings – and plays – very heavy indeed. Review by Charley.



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Erinn Williams' new album, Digging in the Dirt, is filled with subtle references to a myriad of influences. Listening to the cd, you'll be hit immediately with sounds familiar to fans of Portishead and Alison Goldfrapp. But at the same time, you'll start hearing the undertones put forth by guitar work that seems to be a nod in the direction of someone more like Jeff Buckley. The focus of the album is, of course, on Erinn Williams' vocal range. Her voice is soft, often whispery and layered, and is usually accompanied with a pitch that is several steps out of the reach of most vocalists. She uses this to her advantage every step of the way as she weaves depth into her songs with the guitar, a violin and the obligatory hint of electronica.



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Erinn Williams With hints of PJ Harvey and Cat Power, Erinn Williams’ is both ethereal and earthy, soothing yet unsettling. Her debut album ‘Digging in the Dirt’ combines acoustica, folk, electronica and rich orchestral arrangements to stunning effect. Having charmed Bristol audiences on her last visit, Erinn makes a welcome return to the city for a second intensely intimate performance. www.myspace.com/erinn



Smother Magazine http://www.smother.net/reviews/modernrock.php3?ID=1668



Erinn Williams Digging In the Dirt



Alternative pop songstress Erinn Williams knows that shes not your prototypical pop star. And she doesnt give a damn. While some will mutter Tori Amos under their breath as they listen to her dynamic album Digging In the Dirt, I hear more of a Bjork influencemostly due to their enigmatic songwriting and her underlying attitude. Her music definitely has the electronic flare ups that both of those aforementioned female artists utilize in their latest music. Erinn Williams is a strong singer/songwriter that whose background in opera translates into some of her dramatic overtures that she writes into her music. The best song on the album is the alluring drive of Farthest From Me with its up-tempo bass that builds into a crescendo amid her whispered laidback vocal attack.



West Coast Performer Magazine. http://www.performermag.com/wcp.recrevnew.php



Erinn Williams. Digging in the Dirt

Digging in the Dirt, the newest album by singer/songwriter Erinn Williams, is like the diary of every angst-ridden teen girl. With songs that cry out words of unrequited love, loneliness and pain, there is a verse for every Tori Amos moment one might have. Williams, a talented musician with a background in opera, has been called a “distant cousin of Kate Bush.” Though only now getting major nods in the music industry, Williams has already had her music featured in independent films, national commercials for Virgin Mobile, and the television show The Shield. Williams’ newest treasure, Digging in the Dirt, features her poetic voice backed by beautifully picked musicians. With songs like “Delicate” showcasing violinist Charlene Huang’s haunting melodies, Williams sets the melancholy mood with every verse. She pushes the boundaries of what other musicians usually abide by to create songs that truly force someone in the audience to feel the emotions being created. Williams paints pictures with her powerfully written lyrics, such as those found in “Yellow Sky”: “The needle forms from the clouds / And injects the world from the sky / My wings spread far above the earth / And my limbs with heaven intertwine.” Every word weaves its way from her mouth around the hearts of her listeners and pulls them into the musical dream she has created. For fans of Fiona Apple, PJ Harvey and other angsty female musicians, this is a must-have. Erinn Williams is a soon-to-be star, and the sooner you jump on her bandwagon, the sooner you’ll have some great music for every rainy day of your life. (Self-released) www.erinnwilliams.com -Katie Burnett



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