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July 28 of this past Summer marked the date of Dejha Colantuono's first solo album release. Tea & Vodka not only showcases the vocalists airy alto, but boasts production from Matt Bayles. Bayles' back-catalog includes work with Pearl Jam, Mastodon, and Isis. From the get go, listening and reviewing was pretty effortless because the sound and mix of the album are incredibly professional.
Tea & Vodka is primarily a dark pop/rock album. Instrumentation includes some digital effects and synth and garage-type guitars rocking on simple, over-driven riffs. My only disappointment with Dejha's first studio effort is the sometimes boring instrumentals. The guitar parts are rather repetitive and don't catch my ear to much length. Contrary to this is the album's drums, performed primarily by Matt Chamberlain whom livens up the sound stage with plenty of percussive command. Every song has a great groove and, despite my beef with some of the melodic instruments, stays interesting in both the beat and vocal departments.
Dejha's voice is the dry, warm, tube amp equivalent to the American pop scene's solid-state vocal tone. Melodies on the record aren't intricate or too ambitious but Dejha will hit some pretty dissonance from time to time to keep things interesting. It's my feeling that the melodies and notes are almost inconsequential to the tone of her voice. Dejha's texture and vocal personality are what make Tea & Vodka hip and original.
Colantuono is a vocalist who is, to my surprise, rather well known and respected by music professionals already. It seems the only other next step, oddly enough, is to get her new album Tea & Vodka heard by the public masses.
"Color Blue" off of Tea & Vodka
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