Album title: Not Even Happiness
Artist: Julie Byrne
Genre: Contemporary Folk
Nationality: American
Release date: January 13
Position in Discography: Second
Fear Factor: Moderate
Familiar with this artist? No
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? Not much
Check out more from this artist? No
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? I wouldn't be rushing to, no
Meh, folk is not generally my thing: I find it usually quite dreary and depressing, and this starts off exactly as expected, with acoustic guitar and Julie kind of whining the vocal. Yeah, the problem here is that, like much of the folk I've heard (Woody aside) this sounds a little sullen, a little brooding, as if the singer has a chip on her shoulder against the world. May not be the case at all, but the way it's sung, that's how it sounds to me, so it ruins any chance I might have of enjoying the music. Yeah sorry, I just can't get past her bored, disinterested, droning voice. I hate this.
Expectation Index: 10