Call Upon The Author

25 years after Suzanne Vega’s debut album, this one has a promising and impressive start to it. The gentle acoustic guitar strumming and her somehow comforting voice draws you in. After the slow and relaxing first two tracks, (If You Were) In My Movie catches you off-guard, setting a new individual sound. It is like a second introduction to the album, bringing the listener a completely different feel to the previous two tracks. Suzanne Vega has a unique way of using her enticing voice to keep people listening closely to her lyrics, eager to know what they will hear next, and with such emotion and feeling behind each set of lyrics none of the songs can be dismissed as boring. Stockings, for example, carries the words “do you know where friendship ends and passion does begin?”, which really shows the depth at which her love for music lies. With the twelfth and final track, Bound, bringing back the familiar slow-paced feel to the beginning of the album, it can easily be put on repeat without the noticeable and uncomfortable join when repeating so much of today’s music. Perfect for a lazy Sunday afternoon.