Kate Rogers
Whether you’re into indie folk-pop or not, it’s clear from the get-go of Beauregard that Kate Rogers Band has a knack for making great middle-of-the-road pop recordings. No longer a solo artist, Rogers and her 6-piece Toronto-based band have proven with their third long-play release that their easy-listening road is a path they have cleared and followed.
Opening with the short and folky sing-a-long “Go,” the record progresses to continuously feature Rogers’s graceful and refined vocals front and centre, but tracks like “Whippets” (as catchy as it may be) verge on drowning out her subtle tones with over-instrumentation and production. Nonetheless, more organic songs like “Not Okay,” which limit instrumental accompaniment to only an echoing electric guitar, compensate for any over-powering in previous tracks, as Rogers’s vocals shine through completely.
Mid-tracks such as “Lying Lifeless” and “Safety Net” demonstrate the diverse composition practiced by Kate Rogers Band, implementing a variety of rhythms and peaceful ocean-like harmonies that make the album self-evolving and interesting to explore.
Although the majority of the tracks featured on the record are very easy-rock radio-friendly, Beauregard should not be passed off as just a standard mainstream folk-pop record, but instead a successful artistic endeavor by a woman with a voice as good as gold.
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Catch Kate Rogers Band perform at the Tranzac on Friday, Aug 27th!
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Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/katerogersband
