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JULIE SOKOLOW

 

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Julie Sokolow doesn't need much to express herself.  To record Something About Violins, she used nothing more than her voice, an inexpensive acoustic guitar , and the built-in microphone on her Macintosh G4 Powerbook.  In doing so, she has turned on its head the old adage that lo-fi is the provenance of analog fetishists.  She has also created a work of great and unusual beauty.
Sep 25 Garfield Artworks w/ Voices & Organs and Mom
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Oct 18 Your Inner Vagabond w/ Pairdown and Daryl Fleming
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"For her, lo-fi isn't a result of outsider circumstances, but an artistic choice. Something About Violins adroitly upends lo-fi's expectations of live performance, it's song full of artful touches and sophisticated layer of sounds."
– Pitchfork
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"The matter of fact quality of her delivery prevents the music from sounding too precious while revealing a wry sense of humor in her acceptance of the strangeness of human communication"
– WIRE
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"Anguish helps Sokolow to spin some great yarns."
– Tiny Mix Tapes
 
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"Washed in slight but complimentary digital hiss, Sokolow’s music recalls the lo-fi simplicity of Mirah, Julie Doiron, and viola player Anni Rossi.”
– WIRE
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"She pronounces "violins" like "violence," giving this lonesome, Cat Power-ish ballad a subtle sense of menace"
– Washington Post
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"This singer/songwriter melts the anger and despair of her unsettled heart into a sexy, gentle slur."
– Spin Magazine
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"…ultimately a very strong and self-assured debut"
– Foxy Digitalis
 
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"Sokolow puts no barriers between herself and the listener…Wryly self deprecating and heart wrenchingly honest, she's able to remind you that often the greatest moments in your life are those that you cringe to remember."
– Raven Sings the Blues
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“This is cold, luminous, promising material.”
– All Music Guide
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“her songwriting is tightly constructed and nuanced”
– Paper Thin Walls
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“Those who discover her debut effort, Something About Violins will find themselves wooed by its charm and understated beauty."
– Urban Pollution
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