Ok, it would be easy to say that every new day brings another new (or not so new) singer-songwriter. Yet, for the fans of the genre, that every new day makes it possible to hear not only the distinction between purveyors of the genre but also makes it easier to pick and choose and concentrate on those that do make a personal difference.
Personal development of the artist does make a difference there, and Canadian singer-songwriter Sari Lightman did have an interesting route coming up to her solo debut, The Way I Saw You. Lightman started out as a part of a duo with her twin sister Romy, which went through a number of incarnations – Tasseomancy, Lightman & Lightman, now Lightman Sisters.
While all those duo outings had quite an experimental tinge, here Sari takes something that could be considered a more traditional route, looking musically at the original steps taken by some other great Canadian singer-songwriters, with Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell first coming to mind.
Yet, Sari Lightman doesn’t abandon fully what she has done previously in the duo setting with her sister, namely those detailed, shimmering harmonies, while still applying light experimental touches, particularly in her song structures.
It all gives her music that specific, individual touch needed to make her music work and ultimately be a drawing factor for listeners.
