Just a fleeting visit from Karen Jonas here to keep you updated what she is doing in between likely major projects. For fans of her music in the UK we had the recent highs of the excellent album SOUTH WEST SKY AND OTHER DREAMS and an impressive virtual showcase at the 2021 UK Americana Fest coupled with the disappointment of her scheduled visit last summer succumbing to the pandemic. In the meantime, the newly released SUMMER SONGS is a four track EP keeping the wheels moving including three originals and a popular cover.
In line with the seasonal theme of the album cover and title, a version of Don Henley's popular classic 'Boys of Summer' opens this EP. Apart from the obvious vocal differences, the blueprint of the original is closely followed and your viewpoint is likely forged by how much you rate this song.
The remainder of the EP sees Jonas in laid back summer mode with a snapshot of the slower paced numbers that make up part of the repertoire. 'Summer's Hard for Love' is a moody dreamy retro piece, while its partial namesake 'Summer Moon' adopts a more acoustic strumming facade. Interspersing these two is the slightly quirky 'Thunder on the Battery', which while picking up the pace a little mid-track generally falls in line with the mood of the EP.
It is good to catch up with the trademark style of Karen Jonas albeit in bitesize form. Hopefully a little sampler before the next stage of her evolution as a touring artist and re-visiting the abandoned plans of 2020.