{"id":4742,"date":"2016-05-11T11:18:39","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T15:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/?p=4742"},"modified":"2016-05-19T14:19:57","modified_gmt":"2016-05-19T18:19:57","slug":"hello-dollface-warrior-of-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/hello-dollface-warrior-of-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Dollface <br>Warrior of Light"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/hellodollface.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4743\" src=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/hellodollface.jpg\" alt=\"Hello Dollface, Warrior of Light\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/hellodollface.jpg 250w, https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/hellodollface-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>Hello Dollface\u2019s new self-released record, <i>Warrior of Light<\/i>, takes its name from the inspirational writings of Paulo Coelho. It shares similar thematic material, talking of finding one&#8217;s authentic self and embracing life, but rarely rises above a foggy blandness.<\/p>\n<p>Singer-lyricist Ashley Edwards has a thick, appealing voice with just enough grit coloring its burnished shine. The trouble is there isn&#8217;t one lick on <i>Warrior of Light<\/i> we haven&#8217;t heard elsewhere on stronger material. \u201cIntuition\u201d features an infectious drum part by Alex Morrow that&#8217;s a fine showcase for a melody pitched right between early \u201800s neo-soul and Grace Potter, but that anthemic swoop appears again and again. The title track sketches out a tired aquatic metaphor about floating hope and hungry tides and letting your secrets go. Edwards\u2019 voice leaps up, but never soars quite high enough. \u201cPieces\u201d adds drama with slashing strings and a whispered vocal that would have been nice to hear more of, but ends up indistinguishable from the rest of the material before it&#8217;s done.<\/p>\n<p>The highlights here take the often-trod material and spin it just enough to stand out like glowing windows on a dusty, deserted street. \u201cFace It\u201d has a gripping tension, and the sexy interrogation in Edwards voice and a grimy duel of her guitar and Easton Stuard\u2019s keys leaves a mark. \u201cWake Up\u201d is like the positivity messages that grow tiresome elsewhere, but is in vibrant technicolor here. There&#8217;s a very \u201990s syncopation as her tongue slides across, \u201cDo you wonder, \u2018Am I wasting, am I safely wasting all my time?\u2019 Gone in the morning, never see the sunset, doesn\u2019t feel right,\u201d but it swings nonetheless. 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