MOJO Magazine - David Buckley - review of Waves LP - August 2006
With a beautifully conversational voice, an unerring sense of melody and a bittersweet and wistful repertoire, Elaine Palmer is undoubtedly a talent. 'Waves' engineered by Julie McLarnon, who can list Lampchop and Nine Black Alps on her CV, is always pleasant, if seldon truly memorable. A brace of songs - the delightful 'In My Dream' and 'Homefair Blues' - define Palmer's mildly melancholic muse, while the more direct 'In Your Company' has probably the best chance of national exposure. Elsewhere, the quietude of the half-heard vocals and the unpartiuclarised musical wash of polite classical guitar, harmonium, chimes. double bass and cello, soothe rather than inspire. But lovers of confessional, unadorned musis will rate this.