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Hold On Love

Azure Ray

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Album Review

When it came time to follow up their tiny masterpiece, 2002's November, Azure Ray's Orenda Fink and Maria Taylor left behind the Southern comfort of Athens, GA, for Omaha. Both of Azure Ray's significant others already resided in the quaint Nebraska town, so the two opted to take a chance there as well. Such a change worked in their favor on Hold on Love, for the two have captured a cohesiveness that was lacking on previous Azure Ray albums. Fink and Taylor's gothic dreamscape of wonder and melancholy is fleshed out with their breathy warm vocals as the main focus. Lite strings, percussion, and assorted acoustic guitars and woodwinds flow nicely throughout while misted pianos accent Hold on Love's overall prettiness. The sentiment of "These White Lights Will Bend to Make Blue" explores Azure Ray's desire to sift through the old to make sense of what's new, which is also reflective of the group's maturation as artists. "The Drinks We Drank Last Night" and "Sea of Doubts" may echo darker thoughts, but Hold on Love pines for tight fit in love and all of its loveliness, good and bad. One thing that remained the same was having longtime producer Eric Bachmann on board. Bachmann fully realizes Azure Ray's cathartic song style, and for Hold on Love he and Azure Ray reworked the group's usual ethereality for their brightest material yet.

Customer Reviews

Haunting and Beautiful

I had never heard of "Azure Ray". This album was suggested to me by iTunes when I bought another CD. From the first moment I heard the amazing vocals I knew I was going to love this album. Rarely do I find an album where I love all the songs, but with beautiful lyrics and haunting, soothing vocals, how could you not? This is an amazing find. "Across the Ocean" and "If You Fall" stick out as my favorites. But buy the whole album. You won't be disappointed!

Excellent music and amazing vocals

I stumbled accross this album on someone's playlist, and it's fantastic. Very chilled, calming music. I heard someone say that it was depressing music, but it's really not. Similar to Delerium in some ways.

I’d recommend it to anyone

I’ll admit that I am somewhat of a Saddle Creek junkie but that shouldn’t at all weaken your trust in my saying: “Buy this Album!” It is simply beautiful. The words, voices, strings and delicate piano structures all blended perfectly. Just give it a chance, I know you’ll like it.

Biography

Formed: 2001 in Athens, GA

Genre: Alternative

Years Active: '00s, '10s

Although they became important figures in the Saddle Creek community of Omaha, NE, Orenda Fink and Maria Taylor made their initial mark in Athens, GA, where they formed Azure Ray in 2001. The two musicians — both Alabama natives as well as childhood friends — relocated to Athens after school and combined elements of folk, pop, and light electronica into their 2001 debut album. The next winter, Azure Ray issued the November EP on the Saddle Creek label, sparking a fruitful association...
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