SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: ELIZABETH AND THE CATAPULT - RESPONSIBLE FRIEND

ELIZABETH AND THE CATAPULT
RESPONSIBLE FRIEND
COMPASS RECORDS

The oh so sophisticated and fluid sound Responsible Friend, the new album by Elizabeth and the Catapult, might come as a surprise to the uninitiated, but Brooklyn-based Elizabeth Ziman and her band have been around for over 20 years or so (22 actually), and experience and longevity certainly have something to do with that.

Yet even so much experience will not make up if there is no talent or imagination there, and Ziman obviously has plenty of both. What Ziman excels at in her songwriting is that she is able to turn personal into something broader, something listeners are easily able to relate to and wrap into some substantial songwriting with detailed arrangements that do her songs justice. Another thing Ziman wraps her songs into is a hefty dose of wit, something only good songwriters are able to do.

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