Kathleen Edwards’ “Voyageur”
features Justin Vernon, aka Bon Iver, co-producing and his influence is obvious.
The sound is lovely throughout, but nothing jumps out as amazing. “Empty Threat” is pretty as is “Chameleon/Comedian”. Edwards sings about being a chameleon and hiding behind her songs. It’s not a revolutionary thought.
“A Soft Place To Land” sounds like Sheryl Crow without a hook that will help you remember the song tomorrow. Even when Edwards tries to create something more interesting and uptempo it still misses; “Change The Sheets”.
“Voyageur” is another album that you want to grasp and love but it just doesn’t have that “It” factor. There is something missing. That is until “For The Record”, about Edwards’ divorce, where you finally feel a connection. It’s just too bad its so late.
