"Nymph" by Shany Kedar: Thanks @HissRecords!

With her debut Bloodlines, Shany Kedar effortlessly proves her lineage in seven spare songs of human suffering and nubile insistence. The elemental trio of Shany on guitar, Guy Bibi  (drums), and Jonathan Ydov (bass) conjures up the muted monumentalism of Low (QRO album review) on the tracks "Naked" and "Pass time".  Elsewhere, the hazy cloud of psychedelic feedback and slow distortion that hang over the proceedings bring to mind Mazzy Star.  The knock down single of the album, "This house", smacks strongly of Mazzy Star's Hope Sandoval (QRO album review) and her smoky granola breathiness - Shany hits that same note of drop dead beauty.

The debut was strong enough to make the QRO Contributors' Top Albums of 2009 list! Check out "Nymph" below, download here, and attempt to navigate the aesthetically pleasing, absolutely puzzling http://www.shanykedar.com/ site. Enjoy!