Originally published in American Songwriter May 4, 2010
Sarah Jaffe
Suburban Nature
Kirtland Records
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It unfolds in careful steps: drummer Jeff Ryan’s simple 1-2-3-4 count-off, the soft but persistent shuffle of an acoustic guitar, the poppy electric bass, the gradual rising of a violinist and cellist rhythmically sawing their strings. Then, Sarah Jaffe sings and “Clementine,” the third track off “Suburban Nature, instantly takes on a new dimension, that of a 23-year-old singer-songwriter writing confessions about love of the broken or breaking variety.
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