Insight & Critique
  • DAC
  • Indie Music Album Reviews
  • About
  • Submissions
  • Top albums
  • Features
  • Contact

Susan Hodgdon - So in Love with Cole

6/25/2018

0 Comments

 
Picture
​Susan Hodgdon

​​So in Love with Cole
self-released; 2018

​3.9 out of 5

By Matt Jensen

Susan Hodgdon is a musician from New York who has played in plenty of venues and clubs in the city and just released her second album entitled So in Love with Cole. The album celebrates the work of Cole Porter and the American Songbook. Porter is a musical figure that I don’t think too many people are familiar with today. He died in 1964 and while he was alive was a prolific songwriter.

Hodgdon presents these songs in a classic jazzy cabaret fashion. The songs are very well produced and recorded but there is also a sense you could be listening to these songs in a jazz club located in the artistic sections of New York City.

The album gets going with an upbeat swing of “You'd Be so Nice to Come Home To.” Hodgdon sounds confident and sincere and the music is played beautifully. “Get Out of Town” and “It’s All Right with Me” are a slower, late night affair that bleeds with melancholy and solace.

The mood is more festive on “Why Can’t You Behave” which is a song that is delivered in a way that I think is perfect for dancing. Another standout was “All of You” which for some reason had me thinking of the geographical location of New York although that's not what the song is about.

The album contains a total of seventeen tracks and I found the sequential order to be just about perfect. Hodgdon paces out the album’s energy with lively songs, contemplative pieces and much more. I felt there was a lot to consume but Hodgdon made it feel like a performance.

​It was a treat to be able to listen to these versions of songs that I think don’t get their due. Hodgdon not only did justice to these songs in her own right but hopefully inspired people to seek out the original recordings as well.
official website
cdbaby
Tweet
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

       Critique/insight

    We are dedicated to informing the public about the different types of independent  music that is available for your listening pleasure as well as giving the artist a professional critique from a seasoned music geek. We critique a wide variety of niche genres like experimental, IDM, electronic, ambient, shoegaze and much more.

    Tweets by divideanconqer
    Are you one of our faithful visitors who enjoys our website? Like us on Facebook


    Archives

    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012

Company

About
Contributors

Newsletter

Newsletter
Book Your Band
© Divide and Conquer 2022. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • DAC
  • Indie Music Album Reviews
  • About
  • Submissions
  • Top albums
  • Features
  • Contact