Roxanne Potvin - Play - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

For fans of Roxanne Potvin, the Juno award nominated Montreal based singer/songwriter, two years might seem like an unbearably long time between albums, but just one spin through the songs on 'Play' will be more than enough to convince them that it's been worth the wait. Back in 2009, after wailing around the blues for her past four albums - a journey that saw her work with luminaries such as Colin Linden, John Hiatt and Bruce Cockburn and tour with Sue Foley and Deborah Coleman - Roxanne decided it was time to pull back and reassess what she'd been doing. She explains, InchI'd left Toronto, my record company, manager and I had parted ways and I was truly starting again. I'd moved back to Montreal to be closer to my family and began to accept the fact that I had no clue what I was going to do.Inch At first, she felt boxed in by her own expectations, but once she managed to shake free of them and started to enjoy playing music for the simple joy of it again, magical things began to happen. InchWhen I started out, I was heavily influenced by blues, soul and R and B and that was reflected on my first two albums. The third album started showing shifts in direction as I explored further. I love listening to that kind of music, but if I was still only writing blues based songs, I wouldn't be honest with myself because that's not exclusively where I'm at anymore. Writing for this album gave me confidence to do something different.Inch Potvin continues, InchI had been listening to all different types of music and learning to approach writing as a discipline. I found myself going back to the Beatles and Beck. They were so great at writing songs like 'Happiness is a warm Gun' with bizarre imagery and word associations.Inch Taking a cue from these artists, the cinematic film noir narrative of InchCoral Reef FishesInch and the poignant reminiscence of InchSea ShellsInch are both