SMOKE IN THE CITY – MADDY HAY
Silken-voiced Australian chanteuse Maddy Hay’s debut album is a subtle, quiet collection that could go down as one of the local hidden treasures of 2010.
If you’re the type who dismisses singers like Norah Jones as bland, chances are Hay’s songwriting talent won’t be showy enough to register on your radar.
It’d be a shame, because give this album time and its charms will reveal themselves — from the Aimee Mann-esque grown-up pop of Matilda to the languorous string-soaked ballad that is the title track.
