Catching a Tiger
L.A.-based folkie's debut sees her collaborating with producers of Tom Waits, Modest Mouse, and Band of Horses fame.
Rock Island, Illinois native Lissie has written with Ed Harcourt, opened for Lenny Kravitz, covered Kid Cudi, and been remixed by DeadMau5, so is it any wonder that she seems at first blush like a singing, strumming identity crisis? Her debut album, Catching A Tiger, is probably a bit wispy for lovers of country grit,…
After releasing one of the best EPs of 2009, Lissie broadens her horizons with Catching a Tiger, an album that mixes her dusky California folk-rock with commercial pop.
Lissie's debut showcases a diverse range of vocal centered music, but things don't always cohere, and unfortunately the common denominator is nondescript pop-rock.
This midwesterner gets more interesting and exciting when she forgets she's being groomed for AOR stardom, says <strong>Caroline Sullivan</strong>