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Sass Jordan
From Dusk 'til Dawn
Kindling Music
From Dusk 'til Dawn is a thoroughly charming contemporary blues/roots rock album from Sass Jordan. She has the vocal energy of Tina Turner coupled with wry humor and unique phrasing for an unapologetic examination of love gone wrong, right, and left. A native of Montreal, Jordan's Juno-award-winning music has evolved from pop to an accessible, adult-contemporary rock—think Bonnie Raitt or Janis Joplin, had she kicked the smack. From Dusk 'til Dawn kicks off with a pick line that reminds me of Simon & Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson," and then Jordan belts out "Before I leave, before I go, I'll tell you what you need to know," and we're off... starting with the feisty "What I Need." That great opening track is followed by "Fell in Love Again," a soulful reminder that the best things usually happen when you're not looking for them. Jordan's expressive contralto takes a '70s turn (think Bee-Gees) with the slow-dancing, close harmonies of "Awake." "Lonely" is rife with catchy lyrics ("if I wanted to be lonely my whole life through, I guess I'd stay right here in love with you"), and in "Love N Affection," Jordan's lament is answered by a Lonnie Mack-style guitar melody for the emotional impact of a hammer. "Matter of Time" reminds me of vintage Rod Stewart, and Jordan takes on Tom Waits' "Ol' 55" and makes it her own. There's great energy throughout From Dusk 'til Dawn, from the volcanic "What I Need" to the stripped-down "Home Again." Why Sass Jordan isn't better known in the U.S. after 30 years seems just wrong to me.
—Lyn Dunagan
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