Cara Cortese - In This One We Go Down Singing
Name: Cara Cortese
Album: In This One We Go Down Singing
Released: 2007(?)
Members:
Cara Joanne Cortese - Vocals & Guitar
Website: www.myspace.com/learnitbyheart
Favourite Song: Track 7 - Walk the Beaten Path
Myspace says Indie, Alternative & Pop. I will add Acoustic because generally Cara’s songs involve not much more than her voice and her acoustic guitar. Whatever we call her music, I find it easy to listen to, upbeat and generally pleasant. The unfortunate thing with music that is mainly acoustic guitar and not much else… is it always has a feeling of “I’ve heard this before” It’s pretty hard to make one instrument that has a very distinct sound to… sound unique every single time. I greatly enjoy listening to this album whether or not I get a feeling of deja vu with every other acoustic song I’ve ever heard.
Every song Cara performs on this album is a little story. Every time a new track starts I feel like I’m being lead down a story path of someone’s life. I wouldn’t hesitate to guess that they are likely bits and pieces of Cara Cortese’s life I am now living with her through her music. As is what many musician write about, what they know best. It’s great when musicians can be so open. Enough to let the world know what their middle name is. (I just had to say that, she makes a point of it on her myspace, heh.) I know my favourite song is listed as Walk the Beaten Path, but I have to say a very close second is Going Down Singing as the last track. It just… fits!
I would listen to In this one we go down singing (okay, the album title… a little long for my liking because I have to type so much!) in my car… but not late at night because it’s a relaxing type of album and might possibly make me drowsy. But I wouldn’t mind listening to this while I try to sleep since it *IS* such a relaxing type of music. And definitely at the type of house party where there will be no heavy boozing and loud obnoxious people. Quiet people and quiet music.
