EMBER SWIFT, DISARMING; (Few'll Ignite Sound, CD)

From: Seven Days | Date: September 22, 2004| Author: Anonymous | Copyright information

It's all too easy to compare Toronto singer-songwriter Ember Swift to another independently minded progressive folkie. Like Ani DiFranco, Swift's in-your-face political commentary is accompanied by Spartan, acoustic guitar riffs and sprightly, turn-on-a-dime-rhythms. In fact, so many similarities abound to the matron of modern fem-folk that DiFranco ought to get a cut of the royalties.

Despite a shared musical approach, business model and funky hairstyle, Ember Swift's cultural comment...

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