1. Invisible
2. Drifting (w/ Dan Haseltine)
3. Beautiful
4. One Drop
5. I Want You Here
6. Say Your Name
7. Unlovable
8. Need You Now (How Many Times)
9. Chocolate & Ice Cream
10. I Don't Deserve You
11. Cage
12. At Arm's Length
13. I Don't Deserve You (w/ Paul Van Dyk)
I have to admit I'm a bit of a novice when it comes to Plumb. Singer/songwriter Tiffany Arbuckle Lee, aka Plumb, has been producing albums since 1997 and now after a 6 year break the talented singer is back with a set of new songs on her album Need You Now.
The album was originally going to be titled Faster Than a Bullet, but last December Plumb renamed the album to Need You Now in honor of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
We are welcomed by a distorted guitar on the opening track which is titled 'Invisible'. This... Read More I have to admit I'm a bit of a novice when it comes to Plumb. Singer/songwriter Tiffany Arbuckle Lee, aka Plumb, has been producing albums since 1997 and now after a 6 year break the talented singer is back with a set of new songs on her album Need You Now.
The album was originally going to be titled Faster Than a Bullet, but last December Plumb renamed the album to Need You Now in honor of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
We are welcomed by a distorted guitar on the opening track which is titled 'Invisible'. This song caught me off guard as I wasn't expecting such a theatrical song. It tries to capture the show-biz and stage sounds that band likes Muse create. A chorus of "Oh Oh Oh Oh... Oh Oh Oh Oh... Oh Oh Oh Oh" might not be the most creative lyrics I have ever heard (Shakespeare will not have anything to worry about), but the dark and dramatic chorus fits the song perfectly.
The energy gets turned up a notch with the track Drifting. The band have really let the guitarist and drummer express themselves on this track and they do a very good job at that. We then head to a bit of a 80's synth pop ballad during 'Beautiful' which compared to the guitar-led opener is a bit of a surprise.
The album then gets even more random in style as out comes a ukulele and a Jack Johnson esq summer pop number in the track 'One Drop'. Again this isn't a bad song in the right setting, but I can't see how you would move from a rock track like 'Invisible' in a live setting, to 'One Drop'. It just wouldn't flow right. But for all the reasons it shouldn't work on this album, it just does!
What you can't get away from with an artist like Plumb is the fact that she isn't scared to have an album full of different styles, and her voice fits each genre very well. The vocals sound particularly amazingly on the track 'I Want you Here'. Mixed together with some atmospheric guitars and amazing orchestral sounds, this track is a brilliant number. In fact the same can be said about the heartfelt 'Say Your Name'.
If you're looking for a vocalist who knows how to belt out those powerful rock pop songs then look no further than Plumb with this new album which is well worth the wait. There are tracks on here that tell great stories, and there are tracks that are happy pop songs ('Chocolate & Ice Cream') which will leave you with a smile. Then there are songs that will draw you close to tears (Don't Deserve You) and to round it off there are rock songs with a lot of swagger (Cage).
This album, to be fair, has everything. The only slight fault I can see is the fact that some songs don't enable the album to flow very easily from one song to another. But it does have a little bit of everything, kind of like a musical mixed fruit salad.
Review by Jono Davies
LTTM Rating 4 Out of 5 Stars Standout Tracks Don't Deserve You
Invisible
I Want You Here
