Lizabett Russo
Album: The Traveller's Song
Label: Self Released
Tracks: 3
Website: http://lizabettrusso.wordpress.com

Even though "The Traveller's Song" is a mere three tracks, that is more than enough to showcase that Scots singer-songwriter, Lizabett Russo, is an artist that is able to mix and match her influences, to create songs that are able to envoke a mood as well as follow a narrative.

By way of example, I'll simply contrast the EP opener, "Lose Your Colour" with the title track, that sits in the middle. "Lose Your Colour" has got a Seventies acoustic pop feel, it evokes thoughts of sunny cycle rides down country lanes, it's also got a slightly French feel to it, that speaks of walks through fields of swaying barley, it's an extroverted song.

Whilst not a complete contrast, "The Traveller's Song" is far more introverted, you feel it drawing it, this is not a traveller stepping out into the commute, indeed it's not a devil-may-care traveller taking sunny cycle rides, in fact this is a traveller that may not even need to leave home to head out on the journey, but knows that ultimately they must in order to grow.

"Tonight" rounds off the EP and is the most contemporary of the three songs, the beat and indeed whole song take on a slower, more dancey feel, but again not one that swamps the narrative, more one that shows an artist that has explored a number of musical influences and doesn't feel the need to discard an idea, just because it won't work across a range of songs.

"The Traveller's Song" is a nice EP, which serves that function of discovery and tempts you to want to know more. Lizabett Russo, is a songwriter that can capture those diverse influences and allow them to be something of her own, something that's easy to share and relate to.

In fact there is a bit of me that can't help thinking that as we drift away ffrom the concepts of albums, able and adaptable songwriting will move towards the norm

On a completely unrelated point, whilst some artists sell t-shirts, Lizabett Russo sells knitted bowties, ahh the joys of individualism

Neil King