DISAPPEAR FEAR
''BROKEN FILM''
SEPTEMBER 17 2013
39:48
1. Start /4:29
2. American Artist /3:25
3. Farmland and the Sky /3:47
4. Love out Loud /3:08
5. Broken Film /3:00
6. L Kol L Vavcha /3:20
7. Be Like You /2:53
8. The Banker /5:05
9. Princess and the Honey Bee /2:40
10. Perfect Shade (Blue) /3:10
11. Ari Ari /4:51
OFFICIAL REVIEW
After detours into blues (Blood, Bones & Baltimore), Latin music (Tango), and other genres, disappear fear, led by the versatile SONiA, returns with its best album in years, Broken Film (disappearfear.com). Incorporating politics and social commentary in her distinctive style, SONiA takes on family (“Farmland and The Sky,” the title cut), spirituality (“Ari Ari”), and, of course, love (the anthemic “Love Out Oud” and “L Kol L Vavcha” – which is partially sung in Hebrew). But the album’s high point is the breathtaking “The Banker,” in which SONiA deftly addresses the impact of the financial crisis with wisdom, sensitivity, and fury.
BIOGRAPHY
by Sandra Brennan
Beneath the veneer of catchy tunes, poppish folk rhythms, and sophisticated harmonies of blood sisters Sonia Rutstein and Cindy Frank beats a heart of hardcore social feminist consciousness. Born and raised in Baltimore, the sisters formed disappear fear in 1987. As the name implies, they call for unity and an end to injustice, and seek to break down the prejudicial barriers that keep people apart. Rutstein composes most of the songs and her compositions have been compared to those of Phil Ochs, Joni Mitchell, and Bob Dylan -- their harmonies and approach are reminiscent of the Indigo Girls. After three critically acclaimed self-released albums and an EP, they signed to Philo Records. In 1995 their self-titled album for Philo Records received a 1995 Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation award for Outstanding Album. In June 1996, they released Seed in the Sahara. Also that same year, Sonia began pursuing a solo career, returning to disappear fear only for occasional guest appearances for almost a decade. In 2005, the group re-formed as Sonia & Disappear Fear and went on to release several albums, including Tango in 2007, Splash in 2009, and Blood, Bones & Baltimore in 2010.
''BROKEN FILM''
SEPTEMBER 17 2013
39:48
1. Start /4:29
2. American Artist /3:25
3. Farmland and the Sky /3:47
4. Love out Loud /3:08
5. Broken Film /3:00
6. L Kol L Vavcha /3:20
7. Be Like You /2:53
8. The Banker /5:05
9. Princess and the Honey Bee /2:40
10. Perfect Shade (Blue) /3:10
11. Ari Ari /4:51
OFFICIAL REVIEW
After detours into blues (Blood, Bones & Baltimore), Latin music (Tango), and other genres, disappear fear, led by the versatile SONiA, returns with its best album in years, Broken Film (disappearfear.com). Incorporating politics and social commentary in her distinctive style, SONiA takes on family (“Farmland and The Sky,” the title cut), spirituality (“Ari Ari”), and, of course, love (the anthemic “Love Out Oud” and “L Kol L Vavcha” – which is partially sung in Hebrew). But the album’s high point is the breathtaking “The Banker,” in which SONiA deftly addresses the impact of the financial crisis with wisdom, sensitivity, and fury.
BIOGRAPHY
by Sandra Brennan
Beneath the veneer of catchy tunes, poppish folk rhythms, and sophisticated harmonies of blood sisters Sonia Rutstein and Cindy Frank beats a heart of hardcore social feminist consciousness. Born and raised in Baltimore, the sisters formed disappear fear in 1987. As the name implies, they call for unity and an end to injustice, and seek to break down the prejudicial barriers that keep people apart. Rutstein composes most of the songs and her compositions have been compared to those of Phil Ochs, Joni Mitchell, and Bob Dylan -- their harmonies and approach are reminiscent of the Indigo Girls. After three critically acclaimed self-released albums and an EP, they signed to Philo Records. In 1995 their self-titled album for Philo Records received a 1995 Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation award for Outstanding Album. In June 1996, they released Seed in the Sahara. Also that same year, Sonia began pursuing a solo career, returning to disappear fear only for occasional guest appearances for almost a decade. In 2005, the group re-formed as Sonia & Disappear Fear and went on to release several albums, including Tango in 2007, Splash in 2009, and Blood, Bones & Baltimore in 2010.
