Title: A Stunning Debut
Review: This is the debut album from the acoustic Irish band Danu, whose youthfulness belies the maturity of their sound. The playing of these guys sounds as if they've been together forever, and they only gained polish on their subsequent albums. The instrumental sets are flawless and well balanced, and there is never a hint of pop glitziness or anything but down-home foot-stomping authenticity. The only part that doesn't fit perfectly is the singing, which is not bad but somehow doesn't jive as well with the rest of the band's work (and only partly because of imperfect pitch). Their two subsequent singers haven't had this difficulty and have also been willing to sing along with instrumental arrangements, which isn't the case on this album - the only singing is in the form of unaccompanied solos.Even though more was to develop in subsequent albums, this one is still sterling and deserves to be cherished by every lover of real traditional Irish music.
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