Sarah Fimm - Near Infinite Possibility
Sarah Fimm is a new name to me, but she has been releasing albums since 2001, with "Near Infinite Possibility" being her 7th. It seems that her history might not be that important as she is a bit of a chameleon who changes her style subtlety between albums.
Sometimes it is refreshing to review material that is a little bit different to the AOR/Melodic Rock usually featured at Mood Swings. Sarah’s album has afforded me that opportunity. There is a mixtures of styles on offer here including singer/songwriter, alternative rock, folk and pop-rock. Not at fusion that would seems to meet my personal preferences and yet I come away with a positive view of the album.
There is an air of melancholy that infuses the album. Opener, "Soul Let Swim", has an alt rock feel that made me think Nirvana, but then I started to hear Patty Smith and Stevie Nicks. On this track, and also on "Flames" towards the end of the album, the guitar parts remind me of Neil Young. I also wrote down Nirvana for another track called "Yellow".
Maybe it is the name of the song, "Closer", but it made me think of Joy Division and their track "Transmission". I mentioned folk earlier as it crops up on tracks such as "Say No More" where it is not so much folk-rock but folk-alt-rock. And talking of folk-rock, there is an early Heart feel to closing track "Morning Time". What else have we got going on here? Well, there is pop-rock on "Up From Dust" and "Forgive".
As you can tell there are quite a few variations going on here, but the overall feel of the album is lightweight alt rock with a melancholy mood. I enjoyed this as a diversion from my usual listening habits.