Abigail Lapell - Demonstration Recordings
Abigail Lapell Demonstration Recordings Demonstration Recordings is a five song compilation E.P from Abigail Lapell which she has created as a touring companion. I first met Abigail while she made a tour stop here in Kingston during a Indie Buzz Werks show at The Mansion. As she played through her first song in her set she was able to grasp the attention of everybody who was in attendance during her set. As her set came to an end alongside compliments about her vocals her Stomp box gathered her quite a stir and vast array of questions as well.
Nearing the end of her set be played her song called “Great Survivor”. As Abigail started playing the song she asked everyone to sing along. Even though no one has listened to her songs before “Great Survivor” is really easy to get hooked and to follow along. Right from the start of the song and in about ten seconds you will probably find yourself starting to tap your feet along with the simplistic and gratifying acoustics. As Abigail plays through the first pass of the lyrics and the first verse begins to play out you will realize that you already remember her lyrics and can follow along. After watching her play this song live and listen to the recorded version I am a little undecided which version I like the most. As you watch the song live you can see the stomp box in action, and recorded you can’t. During the recorded version there is also a little extra vocals with the addition of a couple of instruments being played.
The track list for the album appears as follows.
1. Yellow Rose
2. Great Survivor
3. Paper
4. Twenty-Nine
5. Make Your Way Home
The songs which plays on Demonstration Recordings is “Paper”. The tempo in “Paper” is a little slower then the previous song. This is my second favoured song on the album, the difference between “Paper” and the other songs on the album is the fact that the song I find this song weighs a little more heavily on the vocal end then the instrumental aspect. The acoustics contain a simplistic string picking style which helps focus the lyrics and vocals during a the first couple of lines in the verses. With the addition of the harmonica which is basic at best, it still helps to add a different feel and sound to the song (somewhat of a country feel). It is a little unfortunate however that the recording of the song wasn’t done a little better. As Abigail sings with a deeper and louder voice you can tell that the recorder was hit with a few red bars. I would really like to hear this song when it is finally mastered.