[NEW RELEASE] LAILA BIALI
Published: 29 Jan. 2018, 20:52

Biali has toured with Sting and Chris Botti, and operates in territory those artists have explored. Her intricate arrangements are filled with lovely ornamentation but don’t become busy.
Biali’s appealing alto shines most of all, and while she’s no showboat, there’s a wow factor when she climbs the scale. Some of the best vocals are wordless as they float, dance, weave and ping-pong.
And almost everything swings. Biali wrote nine songs and includes three covers, all excellent. Laila does no Derek and the Dominos, alas, but she transforms Coldplay’s “Yellow’’ into a swirl of dynamics and rhythms, brings out the beauty of Randy Newman’s “I Think It’s Going to Rain Today’’ and slowly builds to a closing jam on David Bowie’s “Let Dance.’’ It’s intoxicating, and way better than light beer. AP
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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