The first thing that struck me with Jenny O. is her beautiful, charming voice. It has this soulful warmth to it that carries her songs with elegance and grace. From New York, but located in L.A. she recently released her first EP 'Home' via Manimal.
Lead track "Well Ok Honey" is a put a smile on your face track which is undeniable fun and will make you wish it was spring already combining bluesy electric guitars and hand-claps to lovely effect. My EP highlight "All My Wishes" follows, it's simply a gorgeous track, stripped back to just a gentle, melodic acoustic guitar and the engaging voice of Jenny's at the front of the mix.
The continuing genre changes continue with "Won't Let You Leave" which comes in somewhere between a country number and a track from the '500 Days of Summer' soundtrack. Then guitars are put away in favour of a grand, sweeping piano, firstly on ballad "I Do I Do" which sweeps lovely into "Home" which closes the short 16 minute five track collection, one that quite accurately sums up the EP, with its lyrics "I'd give up anything to be home". Warm, glorious and lovely, Home will make you which you were just there. 8.0 / 10
Jenny O - Well OK Honey
Jenny O - Won't Let You Leave
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