A Passing Afternoon
A Passing Afternoon
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Katie Evans has a new debut release titled A Passing Afternoon. Each of the 12 tracks is more than just basic alternative folk platforms in the space of under four minutes. Each track emphasizes Evan’s solid singing and songwriting pose (she authored all the songs here) and piano and acoustic guitar skills. True, records about life’s highs and lows are bottomless, but what makes A Passing Afternoon really work is Katie’s caressing, melancholic vocal delivery in a journey of “fears, pain, joy, lessons learned, the people in my world, broken hearts, hearts mending…my life” that is at once inspirational and inspired, almost like a lullaby but with enough power to keep the senses attuned. This is really evident in the illuminating treat of “Your Call,” the album closer that is clearly Contemporary Christian: imagine Rebecca St. James performing alternative folk, but with a little more vocal touches.
In a barebones backing, Katie confesses the power of a higher love. If one were to look at the CD’s jacket, they would see a Biblical quotation that finely captures this song: “Faith, Hope, and Love...but the greatest of these is Love” (1 Corinthians 13:13). Such a quote is also a testament to Katie’s passion in communicating musical messages to regular people.
If you crave songs about ordinary life coated in a sweet but realistic viewpoint, turn your direction here and let A Passing Afternoon not pass you by.
by Jeff Boyce
