MUSIC REVIEW - Marykate O'Neil (2)

Marykate O’Neil – Underground

Ms. O’Neil has graced KMNR with another of her productions. My previous review of her material was maybe a little too harsh – she is a quality musician in her own genre, namely that of coffee-shop musicians. The album is incredibly saccharine, and shows numerous signs of musical ability. The songs are well constructed and have all the trappings of a highly competent singer-songwriter, so if you like this acoustic style of music you’d like this album. It doesn’t appeal to me as a whole, but I can understand why she has a dedicated, if small, following (at least, as far as I can infer from her promotional material and the interwebs). If you do play this album, I recommend tracks 1 and 4 “Green Street” and “Saved”. Also, she looks a lot cuter on this album cover than on MKUltra.

Will I play it on my show? Probably not. RIYL – Ben Folds, Starbucks.

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MUSIC REVIEW - Marykate O'Neil

MARYKATE O'NEIL - mk-Ultra
Very coffee shop singer-songwriter-y. This album is very good, if you like sitting around with your espresso based drink listening to somebody play songs that seem to be instilled with an inordinate amount of ‘meaning’. This is merely an EP, and another, full length album will be out later this month, should you need more Marykate O’Neil in your life. Will I play it on my show? No. RIYL - music and Starbucks ... together.