Reviews

Reviews

 
What People Are Saying About Ilene Adar's
First Sound & Quiet The Storm

“Her crystalline voice is matched by her clear-eyed abilities as a songwriter. Her lyrics tend to be spare and poetic and her melodies are simple yet sophisticated and memorable.”
-- Joy McKay, Rambles.net

“Eclectic, elusive, mysterious ... none of these words convey completely the silvery, shadowy, superlative music of Ilene Adar...her voice exceptional enough to stop you in your tracks.”
--Kevan Breitinger, (Click here > for full review - Indie-Music .com)

"Adar is adept at evoking emotion in her music...With a deft touch at arrangement, and a voice I like more with each listening, Adar dives into love, longing, loss and celebration on Quiet The Storm."
--Matt Kramer, Pacific Sun (Click here > for full review - PDF: 380k )

“Ilene Adar shines throughout her debut album, First Sound. The delicacy of her introspective songs belies their toughness.”
-- Michael Tearson, SingOut! Magazine

“If Ilene Adar's voice was the first sound you heard on waking, it would make you feel it was going to be a great day. ”
-- Les Reynolds, (Click here > for full review - Indie-Music.com)

“Pristine vocals frame the whole project....Ilene is an incredible songwriter who knows that a song is more than rhythm.... ”
-- Independent Songwriter Web-Magazine

“Ilene's music is the type that catches you unaware and grows on you. ”
-- Laurie-Ann Copple, CKCU Radio, Ottawa, Canada

“Powerfully written, gorgeously performed songs.”
-- Caren Armstrong, Producer, Berkeley, CA