Title: Promising Debut from New Voice
Product review: It doesn't take listening to much more than the first few seconds of Naomi Giges's debut CD, "Time in Disarray" to identify the potential of this New York-based singer-songwriter-pianist to be an important new voice in folk/rock. Ranging in intensity from Joni Mitchell-like fragility to Sheryl Crow-ish self-celebration, Giges's songs depict wistful memories ("Funny Face"), rueful defiance in the face of loss ("Something to Say," "Untouchable One"), and a proud acceptance of whatever lies ahead ("I don't know what I'm doing ... but it sounds good to me," she sings on "Sounds Good"). Narrating this chin-up worldview is Giges's solid voice, which alternates between throaty and harsh on some of the more sinister-sounding numbers (the vivid "Simple Act of Kindness") and nimble and gentle on the ballads, adding up to one of the more promising first albums of the last few years. Hopefully a sophmore effort isn't too far off ...
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