Tiff Jimber
"Obstacles" CD
Cormac
Records
Genres: singer / songwriter, pop
July 18 - 24 2005 |
"She's Scrumptulescent" brags the press release to Tiff
Jimber's Obstacles record. Perhaps so, but this collection
of singer/songwriter piano pop songs wears a bit thin. Fiona Apple
is an appropriate point of comparison, though Jimber's songs
aren't quite as successful. These ten ballads do house some nice
melodies and a host of pleasant if unspectacular lyrics about love and
similarly sappy stuff. This isn't my cup of tea, but I can appreciate
the songwriting skill - I do find, however, that some of Obstacles'
songs wear a bit thin as the album drags on - most of the tracks start
with really promising hooks, but often fail to live up to their
opening lines. It could be the lite rock production and the
overly inoffensive songs, which strive for accessibility but end up a
bit too soft. Overall, this is a decent record for Tiff
Jimber, but it's not quite engaging enough for my taste. 71%
Matt Shimmer [Vitals:
10 tracks, distributed by the
artist, released 2004] |
