The five original tunes here are old – Dead Flowers was released in the US in 2008 and it is important to remember that. Musically, for the most part, they’re unadorned, acoustic, economical vehicles to show off her song-writing skills and her voice. And in some way, the simplicity of these songs almost belies the talent that Rose displays lyrically and vocally – but in remembering how old these songs are, its clear that this is a jumping off point for her, not the be all end all of her talent. Waiting to see where she takes her acoustic folk-country tunes is the exciting part, but listening to her Dead Flowers very definitely whets the appetite.
6/10
Read the rest of my review over at DROWNED IN SOUND.
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