Every artist rides the switchbacks of direct comparison before they earn the right to step into their own musical shoes and leave a customized footprint. At first, Canadian singer-songwriter Oh Susanna might have been Dylanesque with her stark intense narratives. As she developed, she was sometimes called (Gillian) Welchesque for her mountain-air monologues. The time for the lazy likening of Suzie Ungerleider to anyone else has passed — the only description now can be Oh Susanna-esque. Her voice is a marvel, a haunting, expressive instrument that she uses to stunning effect on her just completed her fifth album, Soon the Birds, to be released in the spring of 2011.
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