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Eve Adams
Metal Bird
(Basin Rock)
★★★★
AS the cover and title suggest, flying is a central theme of the third record from Oklahoma-born singer-songwriter Eve Adams. “For me, the airplane is symbolic of something very close to death,” she says.
Written in the shadow of the passing of a family member, the jazzy-folk songs seem designed to be listened to in middle of the night. The music has minimal or no percussion, giving it a delicate, ethereal quality. “Cause trouble comes knocking and blues come your way,” she croons on opener Blues Look The Same.
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