Genre: Folk/Acoustic/Singer Songwriter
Website: Myspace |
Release Date: 2007-03-06
Label: Blue Smile

Berlin, New York, Tel Aviv... with a name like Oren Lavie it's hard to question whether or not he really does frequent these locations. With a raspy voice that was probably developed through effort and not by smoking, Oren has managed to write a creatively orchestral album full of strings and keys and even jazzy feels. Sometimes I laugh at his lyrics (try track 11) but overall it's smooth and delicious like an aged whisky. Oh and I didn't know it until I just read it but Chevy used Her Morning Elegance in their Malibu campaign? Wouldn't surprise me.