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Sunday Music Spotlight - Russian Red

May 11, 2008 in Music, Spotlight by Sean | No comments

Spanish singer/songwriter Lourdes Hernández, aka Russian Red
Who doesn’t love complicated women? I know I do. Which is why I was instantly drawn to singer/songwriter Lourdes Hernández. She’s from Madrid, Spain, yet goes by the name Russian Red. She natively speaks Spanish, yet sins in English. And at only 22 she’s already developed a sophisticated sense of melody and lyric. Not bad.

All that would be wasted if her music wasn’t appealing. Luckily it is. Very appealing. Her voice is at once soothing and haunting. Her arrangements are subdued, letting the vocals shine through. The whole package is very comfortable, which is an odd way to describe music, but is a compliment nonetheless.

On to some selections from her debut album, I Love Your Glasses, which came out earlier this April.

Russian Red - Nice Thick Feathers

Hernández’s voice is in full form here, jumping octaves and performing vocal somersaults. The arrangement tastefully enhances the vocal without ever getting in its way. Good stuff.

Russian Red - Cigarrettes

The album’s opener and one of it’s more upbeat tunes, “Cigarettes” shows off what there is to enjoy about Russian Red: the intimate lyrics, unique vocals, and simple arrangements.

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