Susannah Blinkoff - Taking You on a Vision Quest with Her Latest CD Let's Pretend
Susannah was born and raised in New York City. She came from a family of singer/songwriters and wrote 8 of the 11 tracks on her new release Let's Pretend. She has been singing professionally since she was a child and has appeared on TV, in movies, and performed in theater as an actress. She is also a screenwriter. She co-wrote the film Bellyfruit, which premiered in the LA Film Festival and ran on Showtime. Each track has a story that only a screenwriter could tell. Track 1, "I Got Lucky," was a result of a lone road trip to Sedona, AZ, for a mini vision quest. "All of a sudden from out of the desert there appeared these incredible awe-inspiring mountainous rocks and I heard, 'I got lucky when I got you' in my head."—Susannah Blinkoff In track 11, Susannah covered and rearranged (with Rich Jacques) a 100-year-old African-American spiritual, "The Storm is Passing Over"—a heart-warming ballad. She tenderly sings a capella on "Texas Girl at the Funeral of Her Father." This final track ends the album somberly. This body of work boasts a huge range, not only in vocal performance, but song selection, and is successful in creating a story. To fully enjoy Let's Pretend, you have to listen from the beginning to the end. Susannah takes you on your own "mini vision quest." I give this CD 4.5 stars out of 5. To learn more about Susannah Blinkoff, visit her websites: www.susannahblikoff.com and www.myspace.com/susannahblinkoff Reviewed by Sean McKenzie |
