What you're reading about here is the debut solo release by Jenny Toomey, erstwhile singer/songwriter/guitarist of Tsunami, Liquorice, and Grenadine. Let me ask a favor: Forget what you think you know about Jenny Toomey. What Jenny's done here is braver: She's rebuilt her music from the ground up. Her songs nod toward soul, country, and Tin Pan Alley without devolving into pastiche, her lyrics are both more straightforward and emotionally richer, and her singing, always a strong suit, conveys even mo...   [ read more ]

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Singing with enough sophisticated coolness to suit the writing of Stephen Sondheim or Steve Merritt, Jenny Toomey wraps her dusky, graceful voice around Franklin Bruno's clever, literate songs. Toomey sounds a little too detached during her duet with Bruno on "Let's Stay In," which could benefit from a more whimsical and joyous performance, but she excels when backed by piano and strings on the touching "Empty Sentiment," or when sounding like a wearied lounge singer on the album...   [ read more ]

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For those of you who haven't heard the news, Tempting is a record of 12 songs written by the fabulous Franklin Bruno, recorded by the world's best musicians, and sung by Jenny Toomey. Those of you who have followed Franklin's work may recognize reframed standards such as "Inarticulate Boyfriend" from his heralded "Etudes for Voice" and "Snackmaster Shrimper" cassette, or the country-styled "Cheat" from his Simple Machines album, "A Bedroom Community." You may wonder why we aimed so high. It was a daunting...   [ read more ]

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