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Just Like Breathing by Missy Roback
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11 tracks | 42 minutes
Released Jul 2002
on Hear Kitty Records
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:42 Take It Back lyrics BUY MP3 03:42 Take It Back lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:42 Take It Back
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“A startling collection of rainy-day ballads, mournful tales of emotional disconnection, and songs of graceful fragility.” - Pop Culture Press
Editorial review
On her debut album, Just Like Breathing, San Francisco singer/songwriter Missy Roback weighs in with the kind of pensive, literate, sweetness that heretofore seemed the sole domain of Aimee Mann. Roback's is a layered, moody blend of folk-pop that steers wide of most predictable alt-singer/songwriter fare. "Sight Unseen" and "Take It Back" are a pair of ruminative beauties wrapped in escalating, atmospheric production, courtesy of Roback's husband, Steven Roback (formerly of '80s paisley underground heroes Rain Parade). And Roback's unobtrusively earnest vocals and songwriting are the perfect foil for her husband's production touches, which add enough of an ethereal quality to the proceedings without losing the songs in the haze. "Compass," meanwhile, is a drop-dead gorgeous number bolstered by an almost back-porch instrumental feel, with sweet electric guitar noodlings weaving in and out of acoustic guitar, and cello, with the drums dealt only glancing blows. This is a subtle and fragile album with a deceptively strong pulse. Players on Just Like Breathing include Steven Roback (keyboards, bass, and guitars), Tim Mooney (American Music Club) on drums, and Diana Senechal on cello. ~ Erik Hage, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
"Quite simply a knock-out. Missy possesses a rare vocal gift." - Magnet
"A stunner." - Harp
Missy Roback's debut CD, Just Like Breathing, features her haunting vocals and spare songwriting over psychedelic alt-country arrangements. From the droning slide mantra of "Take It Back" to the mournful elegy "Sleep with the Mermaid," Just Like Breathing is "a startling collection of rainy-day ballads, mournful tales of emotional disconnection, and songs of graceful fragility" (Pop Culture Press).
Just Like Breathing was produced by internationally acclaimed songwriter and producer Steven Roback, whose previous band, Rain Parade, was part of LA's Paisley Underground and a major force in the American alternative music scene. Steven also contributed his melodic bass lines and delicate keyboard textures to the CD. Tim Mooney of legendary San Francisco band American Music Club mixed the album, and lent his percussion and engineering talents to the project.
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Nice pop albumcoffeetown wrote on October 22, 2009
The only problem is that she sounds TOO much like Aimee Mann, especially on the first track. It's actually disconcerting, and the cd would be stronger if her phrasing was less imitative.