Air Cool Jenny is a newly formed duo operating out of LA comprising of Helen Rose and Kramer Sanguinetti. The initial recording to hit the waves is a short affair and aptly named FIRST FLIGHT. It contains four songs written by the duo and the style resembles the multi-dimensional landscape of their influences and previous projects - namely tricky to pinpoint or pigeon hole. However the most pertinent point is that they come across well, entertain and lay down a marker to what may come should the output expand to a more substantial release.
Of the pair, it is the name of Helen Rose that racked the brains and eventually recalled as the architect of a very good album that landed in British laps in the early months of 2018. Alas not much has happened since, but the promising news is that she is still active on projects that do float across the seas in the network of digital information share.
'Pelican' opens the EP with an acoustic start announcing special vocal harmonies that frequent a track with a place in the title special to the heart of the couple. The song eventually expands out to a broader template to seal a valuable spot on this short sampler especially as Rose's vocal chops limber up in the closing moments. It is Rose that gets the vocal part underway in the second track. Once again, 'When I Rise' starts off sedately to linger around for only just over a minute and half. The EP then explodes into life with the rocking ditty 'Pissin' on the Moon' rampaging across a roots floor space with excessive energy and echoing some remnants of pedal steel. 'The River's Gone' brings things more into a stable focus with a fragrance of brass. An instrument base that featured highly on the previous Rose record heard.
Short and sweet with plenty of promise. FIRST FLIGHT is an enticing maiden voyage for Air Cool Jenny. Over to you guys for the follow up and to signal intent as to what your horizons are.