Basia Bulat

Oh, My Darling

Basia Bulat - Oh, My Darling

02/05/2008 | Rough Trade Us 

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All Music Guide Review

Basia Bulat had already made quite a splash in Britain and her native Canada before her full-length debut, Oh, My Darling, even made it out to the United States. And it's easy to see why she's been so popular. She has an easygoing, friendly style that borrows heavily from the chick-rock craze of the 1990s, songs full of warm melodies and sweet vocals. But where someone like Natalie Merchant was able to delve into the complexities of life and love intelligently and without relying too much on sentimentality or cliché, Bulat's lyrics and instrumental lines aren't quite able to push past those barriers. Instead, it is her singing that is the most appealing thing about Oh, My Darling, an alluring, folky vibrato-filled mix of the aforementioned Natalie Merchant, Antony Hegarty, fellow Canadian Serena Ryder, and even, strangely enough, Ted Leo, whose phrasing and melodic lines she mimics in songs like "Snakes and Ladders" and "Little One." Although most of the album doesn't quite match the strength of her voice, occasionally she manages to find that space where polish meets sincerity and originality, as in "Birds of Paradise," in which the twinkling piano actually seems appropriate and is not overused. With moments of clean pop honesty, Oh, My Darling is certainly an inoffensive offering. ~ Marisa Brown, All Music Guide

Oh, My Darling Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Before I Knew
  • 1:12
  • Sound Clip for Before I Knew from Oh, My Darling


  • 2
  • I Was a Daughter
  • 2:53
  • Sound Clip for I Was a Daughter from Oh, My Darling


  • 3
  • Little Waltz
  • 2:52
  • Sound Clip for Little Waltz from Oh, My Darling


  • 4
  • December
  • 2:49
  • Sound Clip for December from Oh, My Darling


  • 5
  • Snakes and Ladders
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for Snakes and Ladders from Oh, My Darling


  • 6
  • Oh, My Darling
  • 1:23
  • Sound Clip for Oh, My Darling from Oh, My Darling


  • 7
  • In the Night
  • 3:00
  • Sound Clip for In the Night from Oh, My Darling


  • 8
  • Little One
  • 3:18
  • Sound Clip for Little One from Oh, My Darling


  • 9
  • Why Can't It Be Mine
  • 3:29
  • Sound Clip for Why Can't It Be Mine from Oh, My Darling


  • 10
  • The Pilgriming Vine
  • 4:36
  • Sound Clip for The Pilgriming Vine from Oh, My Darling


  • 11
  • La-Da-Da
  • 3:18
  • Sound Clip for La-Da-Da from Oh, My Darling


  • 12
  • Birds of Paradise
  • 4:09
  • Sound Clip for Birds of Paradise from Oh, My Darling


  • 13
  • A Secret
  • 2:06
  • Sound Clip for A Secret from Oh, My Darling


    • Oh, My Darling Notes

    from Rough Trade: The debut from this London, Ontario native is infused with sweet ragtime piano melodies, tenderhearted string arrangements, and a voice that's been compared to Elyse Weinberg and Leslie Feist. With her band, Basia brings her unique blend of folk and chamber pop to audiences across Europe, Canada, and now the US. "Basia Bulat sounds like springtime smiling. Her music is rich yet breezy, with a melodic enthusiasm that's nothing short of delightful" - Chromewaves. "The singer's almost viscous, full-bodied vocals shifted to suit her disparate songs" - Now Toronto Magazine. "Arcade Fire-approved folk siren makes her mark" - Q Magazine.

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