I will acknowledge that I'm a pushover for music that has a '70's soft-rock vibe and ethos to it. Add a strong female singer with vocal leanings towards a Christine McVie or Karen Carpenter and it's just about over. I'm sold. The problem is that so often the new music that fits in this lane lacks originality or heart. It just seems to copy and mimic what has already been. So in the end, I am left feeling disappointed after my initial enthusiasm. This is not the case with Pearl Charles.
Charles came onto my radar a few years ago with her 2018 debut album, Sleepless Dreamer. It was an intriguing album and while it did not make it onto my favorites list for that year, I have come back to it a number of time. Now Charles is back with her follow up, Magic Mirror, and I have to say that this a significant leap forward for her in terms of songwriting, musical arrangements, and production. Most important, on it, Charles has nailed just the right that balance between the past and the present demonstrating that 'the old can still sound new and refreshing.' As The Revue wrote, 'Charles is a 21st century rarity - a modern artist creating timeless music.'
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