5dots (in brief)

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    A few years ago, I heard a record by Madeline, liked it, and then pretty much forgot about her. (I am sad to say that this happens pretty often.) I accidentally saw her play solo at a house show a year ago, and was pretty blown away. 

    Her songs aren’t complex, and her sound is nothing new - mostly acoustic guitar and vocals. There are a few things that I really love about her, though: good songwriting with lyrics that stick with me; the ballsiness to just perform under her first name like no one else has ever tried to (seriously, I google every band name I’ve ever thought of just in case it’s already taken); and mostly her voice. It’s not an obviously impressive voice, but that’s what I like about it - it’s very approachable. She doesn’t sound like a star who you could never get close to; she sounds like she could could be your friend who happens to sing quite well.

    At any rate - I think I’ve posted her on here before and all this back story might be redundant - I loved her album The Slow Bang, but haven’t been as immediately gripped by its followup, White Flag. She’s got a new record, Black Velvet, though, which is pretty fantastic, and which includes this highlight:

    Madeline - Hurry Up Pronto

    A tight but casual pop song about missing someone, but upbeat. Instantly stuck in my head, from the first chorus.

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