Joanna Wallfisch, Blood and Bone Review

Joanna Wallfisch is a London born singer-song-writer that has crafted a unique sound that combines the lyrics and catchy melodies of pop and folk, with the more technical and colorful sounds of jazz. Wallfisch has a background in classical and jazz music, but chooses to focus on poetic lyricism set to pop/folk inspired rhythmic feels. Blood and Bone is Wallfish’s current album, which contains fourteen of her own compositions and feature Wallfish’s singing and multi-instrumental abilities on: flute, keyboard, and baritone ukulele. Joining her is her New York band: Jesse Elder (piano), Pablo Menares (bass), Kenneth Salters (drums), Elias Meister (guitar), Jared Engel (banjo), and The Solar String Quartet. The album is full of surprise, well-written tunes, excellently sung and played.  The tunes inspire, that’s the short of it!