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Her previous release “NeoRetroErotiPop” (with former band LoveNancySugar), garnered excellent reviews and national college airplay. But while that album revealed a pop princess who made promises yet ultimately teased, “Letting Go of Strings” reveals a singer/songwriter who has finally found herself. Gina’s artistic maturity delivers with a breadth of feeling that will leave the listener both sated and wanting more.
She is amply aided by a bevy of fine musicians who add their own unique playing styles to Gina’s lyrics and music. It’s a tribute to the strong Portland, Oregon music community that so many good friends willingly contributed to this release, and shared a passion for Gina’s music. Lara Michell (Carmina Piranha), James Beaton (Storm & the Balls, Jeff Trott Band, Everclear, Nicole Campbell Band), Joe Davis (Pinehurst Kids), and Ned Wahl (ChemLab) to name but a few.
From hook-laden guitar rock to pulsating electronica grooves, sultry, bluesy sirens to a bossa nova reminiscent of 60’s movie soundtracks, from rootsy acoustic guitar pop to sweet cello solos and warbling Mellotrons, Gina Noëll artfully distills and then blends a musical cocktail to constantly tingle your taste buds. “Letting Go of Strings” is an album that will not wear out its welcome: It will absorb you again and again with a unique mixture of quirky, intriguing, sensual lyrics and genre-bending styles.
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