Jeanie Barton - Moments of Clarity (2019)

"Voted Best Newcomer at the Marlborough Jazz Festival in 2015 jazz singer songwriter Jeanie Barton releases her long-awaited follow-up to 'Magical Mirror' released in 2010. 'Moments of Clarity', which features fellow Nottinghamian Tony Kofi on the track 'Who Wants to Live Forever', is an innovative electro-orchestral collaboration with double bassist, producer and Nottingham University Professor in Music Technology, Simon Paterson (Angels in the Architecture). In a recent interview on Nottingham TV (watch here) Jeanie performed two of the album's tracks and explained that (despite the wholesome shot on the cover) the album veers away from saccharine love songs covering disparate subjects such as truth seeking (Moments of Clarity); connection to the cosmos; sleep deprivation; and adultery. Not exactly what one would expect from the singer known for her convincing 50's vintage stylings."