Print reviews of Susan Court CD High Relief)

"...when she delves into the personal,...it is pure magic." -Tizzy Asher, The Rocket, Seattle, WA

"Delectable stuff, here...." - Victory Review, Tacoma, WA

PRINT REVIEWS of SUSAN COURT DEBUT CD "HIGH RELIEF"

Victory Review - Nicki Ehrlich

"Delectable stuff, here.... It's as if her inspiration comes from earthy dreams, a little surreal but just this side of truth. Cozily cognizant, and sometimes downright amazing. Lyric sheet included. A recommended addition to your award-winning local talent collection."

Seattle Weekly - Roberta Cruger

"Evoking pre-Raphaelite paintings and the musical musings of David Sylvian, Susan Court performs her songs with subdued passion. Her 10-track CD, High Relief (Fundeling Productions), features songs from the ethereal spheres with credits aptly providing 'curtsies to the Bros. Grimm, Shakespeare, and Maxfield Parrish,' illustrating Court's range of inspiration."

The Rocket (Seattle) - Tizzy Asher

"Harping on the fact that Susan Court sounds like Kate Bush is about as pointless as purposefully dropping a ton of bricks on your toe. Why linger on the obvious? It is certainly true that... on first listen, Court is a dead ringer for the great leg-warmered one. But, closer inspection reveals that Susan Court has a few more tricks than just rehashed 'Cloudbursting.' ...Where other piano goddesses like Tori Amos and Fiona Apple keep the piano front and center, Court's piano works more as the backbone...Lyrically,... when she delves into the personal, as on the aching 'Between the Quiet,' it is pure magic."
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Lorelei Music Magazine

"On first listen, it's clear that (Susan) is quite a talented keyboardist and arranger, as well as a skilled composer and storyteller. Striking in Susan's music is its thematic nature. You can almost imagine several of the songs in a movie soundtrack... her compositions are very well crafted and every detail is in place. Her lyrics are intelligent, almost poetry in their own right - and the subject matter unusual, often surprising. ...The time she put into her 1998 debut release "High Relief" has really paid off - the quality of the music, the quality of the recording and even the design and packaging are all first-rate and definitely the quality of a major label release. On the whole, she shows much promise as a recording artist."

FAO CASA GAZETTE (Italy) - Stavros Moschopoulos

"A folk-pop CD full of beaming emotional beauty laced with a brilliant, expressive voice and caressed by Euterpe (the songstress muse) herself. Susan Court's voice has been compared to Kate Bush and Tori Amos but unlike those two she manages to create her innocently radiant aura without the huge corporate support that has created falsities and myths out of minor MTV anorexic stars. High Relief is a propitious beginning for a well-deserving artist."