Annika Bentley
‘Silver Recovery’
Billy Likes Records
Rochester
singer-songwriter Annika Bentley will take you by surprise. Her three-song EP
“Silver Recovery” was quietly released in December, but the deeply sophisticated
music on it sings loud and clear. Bentley’s voice enchants with its dark, rich
tone and tuneful phrasing. As the EP’s producer, she takes the time to let the
songs unfold slowly, leaving more time to luxuriate in the varied vocal
inflections. The soul-R&B balladry of “Blood Bear,” the lush chamber pop
instrumentation in “Virginia,” and the reverberant echo of the piano chords on
“Wood Thrush” all amount to some seriously enjoyable songcraft.
This article appears in Jun 5-11, 2019.
