Anne Reburn is one of the very best of the new crop of artists who have done astonishingly good covers of classic rock songs ranging from the Beach Boys to ELO. These include Foxes and Fossils, The286, Mr. Jack, The Fendertones, Hal Eisenberg, and The Petersens. In fact, Reburn is in one way even more remarkable, because she sings and plays all of the parts herself.
So I was eager to hear what Anne Reburn sounds like singing a song she wrote. That happened yesterday, with a new release, "Everywhere and Nowhere". She chose to make the video purely acoustic, with lyrics, so we don't see the fetching visual performance of her "clones" that we get on her cover videos. But the song and the performance of "Everywhere and Nowhere" are more than fine.
The song is reminiscent of early James Taylor and even a bit like something from the Beatles' Rubber Soul. It's about love and places, in particular how the place doesn't matter if you have the love, "I'll write a song about how I don't need those places if I've got you with me ... It's not where we are, it's the company."
Her voice has a wispy sweetness with a hint of the sea of power and conviction underneath. The guitar and feel is acoustic, mostly folk but country on edges. As much as I enjoy Anne Reburn's covers, I'm looking forward to hearing more of her original work. Our world is sorely in need of her light touch.
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