Cortney Tidwell is an artist from Nashville TN. When I first heard her song Missing Link, I assumed she was from the UK (which is a great thing to me because I love British music). The melody of her songs and the liberal use of synth (at least on some songs) as well as the careful crafting of the "sound scape" just had a European feel to it. Turns out that Cortney is a big fan of Depeche Mode as well as other British bands of the 80's.
Here is a link to a short documentary about the making of Cortney's latest album - "Boys".
Breakdown of the songs:
La La: A very mellow song, with nylon string guitar and some subtle synth. This song is probably my favorite by Cortney. The hook of this song has a way of getting stuck in your head.
Missing Link: In this song I am reminded a little of Bjork as Cortney has a sort of staccato way of going through some of the lyrics, not to mention the manic energy of the song.
Eyes are at the Billions: No idea what the title of the song or the lyrics mean. To me, there is drama to this song as it unassumingly builds to a gritty crescendo. Really like the guitar work on this track too. This song was used in the TV show Top Gear.
Son & Moon: I really like the synth in this song. It makes me want to pick up a vintage omni chord to play around with. (Turns out a lot of musicians use the omni chord to help them compose songs - check out the Wikipedia link to read more about this quirky instrument.)
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