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RELEASED on her own record label, the 10th album from New York singer-songwriter Rachael Sage is a collection of radio-friendly personal songs.
And by radio-friendly I mean Radio 2-friendly. It would be perfect as the soundtrack to the US teen angst drama Dawson’s Creek on TV.
The best songs, the title track and Happiness (Maddie’s Song), are impressive, expansive piano-led ballads reminiscent of Vanessa Carlton’s hit A Thousand Miles.
Elsewhere, understated cello adds pathos to the poetic Wax while the breezy Used to Be My Girl adds a welcome lightness to the album.
Echoing a slew of women with guitars such as Jewel, Norah Jones and the poppy side of Ani DiFranco, Blue Roses is a consummate album, though arguably it doesn’t quite exhibit the individuality or sheer personality of the aforementioned.
A comforting set of confessional pop music.
