Artist Description
“...Her tunes have the grave Appalachian flavor of Neil Young and
Gillian Welch; her guitar playing is subdued but quietly virtuosic. And
her voice can be a desolate whisper or a bitter accusation. There's no
comfort, for her, in the clarity of her observations."
-Jon Pareles, THE NEW YORK TIMES
“Pureka sings about love and loss and rambling along back roads… her
voice is arrestingly raspy and soulful and her guitar strumming lets
loose with unusually powerful sparks.”
-Time Out NY
“…such a gifted guitar player and singer that you have to listen to each
song twice, once for her guitar playing and again for her passionate
lyrics...."
–The Boston Globe
In an age of fleeting success and temporary notions, Chris Pureka
is an artist of substance, armed with an eye for detail and an
emotional intelligence that can switch from withering to compelling with
a subtle inflection. Her third studio album, How I Learned To See In
the Dark, adds bold new elements to the base she has built over her
six-year career. From non-traditional percussion, to lyrical
abstraction, to a new unrestrained vocal quality, to Pureka’s choice of
co-producer (longtime friend Merrill Garbus of tUnE-YaRds), this record
signals an exploration of broader musical soundscapes.
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