Album Review: Emily Barker - Sweet Kind Of Blue

Australian singer-songwriter Emily Barker brings the Memphis blues and roots back home in her new album Sweet Kind Of Blue.

Barker's self-titled track is a mixture of folk-rock with a hint of Memphis blues, before piano ballad Sister Goodbye sweeps listeners away with beautiful, soulful lyrics and Barker's graceful vocals. Sunrise brings the funk into blues and roots, giving the song some soul and groove while Underneath The Honey Moon is soft and dreamy with its slow tempo and angelic lyrics. Sweet Kind Of Blue is beautiful and brilliant, however it lacks the joyful songs that would give it more soulful bliss.