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<\/a>I got the chance to see Teresa Kolo perform at a song swap at the Americana the other night and got her last CD. It\u2019s from early 2016, but her voice was so innovative and the material on the disc so intriguing, I felt the need to share it.<\/p>\nTeresa\u2019s vocal stylings move freely between octaves from deep at the back of her throat to the tip of her tongue giving the effect of a ship tossed by the waves. She uses a lyrical timing similar to Bob Dylan\u2019s, with slight pauses in the middle of a line to emphasize certain words. The songs on \u201cBrave Girl\u201d are introspective and revealing for a person navigating time between relationships. The record includes contributions from several excellent musicians, including Eric Korb on guitars and Mike Stinson on drums. Still a few of the tracks are just Teresa and a guitar.<\/p>\n
The first track, \u201cCrazy Girl Whisperer\u201d, tells of a girl coming out of a failed relationship and meeting a boy that talks her through all of her mixed emotions and hurt and features a simple but haunting guitar lead. \u201cSay About Me\u201d is a declaration of independence for a woman full of passion. \u201cBrave Girl\u201d asserts a woman\u2019s ability to face any adversity and features another very nice guitar lead.<\/p>\n
Eric Korb kicks off \u201cAnura Queen\u201d with a simple electric guitar line on the song about a man finding the courage to admit that he had been left with a broken heart. Teresa goes solo with her guitar on \u201cWeak Knees\u201d about a woman speaking of that special man that stole her heart. \u201cFall\u201d is an eerie air about pondering the opportunity to open herself up to another relationship after being hurt in the last and features a haunting viola line.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>\u201cNo Babies\u201d is about how a man\u2019s unconditional love supports a woman unable to have children. \u201cAral Sea\u201d is an ode to the way that man can affect the environment by diverting all of the rivers that historically fed the Aral Sea in central Asia, reducing the great salt lake to 10% of the size that it was in the 1960\u2019s. Water being the universal symbol of life, this song invites a multitude of metaphors. \u201cGoo\u201d is a two minute song about the ups and downs of a woman\u2019s attitude toward her relationship and is backed by a \u201ccircus-like\u201d organ part.<\/p>\n