Help Me! Help Me! EP (by Lucy Schwartz)

Help Me! Help Me! EP (by Lucy Schwartz)
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Artist: Lucy Schwartz
Album: Help Me! Help Me!
Label: None
Released on: January 26, 2010

Tracks

1. Help Me! Help Me!
2. Those Days (from the Forthcoming Album “Life In Letters”)
3. Gravity
4. Gone Away
5. Respect

Review

Here are a few things you should know about Lucy Schwartz; She managed to get her music on movies and several TV shows, including Grey’s Anatomy, and Private Practice. She has worked with producers such as Mitchell Froom (Elvis Costello, Paul McCartney, Coconut Records), Barrie Maguire (The Wallflowers, Amos Lee), d.Fly Schwartz (Arrested Development, Deadwood). She has a voice that most indie/folk artists work hard to achieve. She has no label, and she is only 20 years old. That’s all the buzz concerning her new EP entitled Help Me! Help Me!, but there’s a lot more to her music than just the buzz.

Help Me! Help Me! is a collection of five songs that showcases Schwartz’ song-writing abilities and music craftsmanship. While her voice can be compared to the likes of Norah Jones and Sara Bareilles, her music leans towards a soft bluesy sound accompanied by raw folk instrumentals. Her songs are simple, heavily relying on piano key strokes and an occasional horn, or harmonica. The album opens up with “Help Me! Help Me!” a playful song that lightens the mood and overshadows her heavyhearted lyrics. “Those Days” says what most of us feel at times. Its bluesy feel with a hint of the harmonica draws you in making you want to listen more. Softly played and wistful, “Gravity”, lulls you into a pensive atmosphere. “Gravity” has been recently featured on an episode of Grey’s Anatomy. “Gone Away” is the slowest song on the album. Here, the music reflects the somberness of the lyrics. Lucy Schwartz ends Help Me! Help Me! with the cover of Aretha Franklin’s “Respect”, a song which holds alot of meaning in itself.

Lucy Schwartz’ Help Me! Help Me! is an admirable start for what will hopefully be a long career.

*Help Me! Help Me! EP (by Lucy Schwartz) was added on January 18th, 2010

Reviewed by Dan
Daniel is a music lover, a designer and web developer. He current resides in Philly, but he is always on the move.