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Current mood:  amorous Category: Music
Markley & Balmer - Markley & Balmer
Somewhere, wherever the musical gods hang out, there is rejoicing. Lisa Markley and Bruce Balmer met each other,
fell in love and got married. Lisa is one of the three amazing Malvinas, currently on hiatus (one of them is a new mom,
we hear). We knew Bruce as a habitue of the Fast Folk scene, a singer/songwriter and monster guitar player. This was
before he moved to Texas and met Lisa. Their self-titled CD is sophisticated and chock full of depth. Most of the songs
are by Bruce -- we only noticed two by Lisa. No matter.Their voices blend together like two strains of rich honey. There
are wicked, jazzy guitar riffs by Bruce over their rich harmonies. Bruce's songs tend to be hard-charging, propelled by
fast-fretted patterns and jaunty strumming. The witticisms are still there, like we remembered: "My mom and dad were
20th Century / Somehow got by without serious injury…Who's gonna stop you from pretending it's all a carousel? /
Tell 'em all 'Go to Hell or high water' / Just do it … kindly." Lisa's are playfully relaxed. She's almost languid as she sings
in "Overhand Knot," "Wrap your arms around me / lace your arms around me / tie your arms around me / let your love
be an overhead knot." They have each other. We have the songs and we'll wrap them around us. Often.
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