Track Listing

1. Touch Back Down
2. Mr Blue
3. I Still Don't Believe You
4. Always Tonight
5. Hush Now
6. Radar
7. Unsteady Ground
8. Hurricane Glass
9. No Reply
10. Forever

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #67644 in Music
• Released on: 2006-06-05
• Number of discs: 1

From the Label
A rising star of 2006, Catherine Feeny releases her eagerly anticipated new album Hurricane Glass. Produced by Sebastian Rogers and mixed by Dave Way, whose previous credits include Sheryl Crow, Fiona Apple, Macy Gray and Paul McCartney, the album is a masterclass in intimate songwriting.

Originally from Philadelphia but now residing in Norfolk, Catherine signed to Tallgrass Records in November 2005 after spending the year recording her album and touring with Suzanne Vega, John Prine and Hal. In September 2004, she performed at London’s legendary Ronnie Scotts before playing her own headline dates across France and Belgium where she has already established a devoted audience.

Influenced by a variety of genres and artists including Joni Mitchell, The Smiths, PJ Harvey, Sonic Youth and Sinead O’Connor, Catherine’s musical tastes have clearly encouraged her own creative style. Her first studio LP since 2003’s self-released Catherine Feeny, Hurricane Glass is a deeply introspective album that focuses on personal struggles and complex relationships. Album highlights include the heart-on-sleeve opening track "Touch Back Down", the Lucinda Williams-esque "Hurricane Glass", the politically weighted "Unsteady Ground" and "Mr Blue" with its immaculate pop streak.

Catherine’s sound is already making an impact--the stunning "Mr Blue" will be featured in the new Gwyneth Paltrow/Annette Bening film "Running With Scissors", adapted from Augusten Burroughs’ award-winning book of the same name. The director of the film heard the track on Nic Harcourt’s influential L.A morning radio show while driving to the film set, and immediately earmarked it for the soundtrack.

Customer Reviews

Catherine Feny - Hurricane Glass
A stunning album, the prettiest voice... and totally enchanting songs! Love "Mr Blue" - such a sweet tune.

I am now hooked and want to purchase her other albums!!!!

Buy them - You will not be dissapointed if you love relaxed, heart felt music sung by a women with a pretty voice and simple acoustic guitar! :0)

Hearfelt & Poetic
I saw Catherine Feeney live last night supporting Martha Wainwright and she was truly amazing. Her voice is really relaxing, so smooth and breathy. Songs like Mr Blue (which is going to be used in the upcoming big screen adaptation of Augustin Burroughs' Running with Scissors)are full of emotion and really touch your heart. I'm usually quite sceptical about support acts but she blew me away, and gave Martha a run for her money!
Most of the songs are quite downbeat with melancholy piano and acoustic guitar but the title track shows she can rock out, with Hurricane Glass being a more uplifting foot tapper.
Vocally, she's quite similar to Kathleen Edwards with a slightly husky country singing voice, but her work is more introspective.
I would highly recommend this album, it's perfect for chilling out, getting over a break-up, or just for appreciating some good old-fashioned songwriting talent!

Highly recommended!
Catherine Feeny's album is a lovely piece of work which I think could open her talent to a wider audience. The songs span alt-folk/country numbers in the vein of Sheryl Crow (including title song of the album and potential single, 'Hurricane Glass' and 'No reply'), to mellow, moving ballads, including the lovely 'Touch back down' and 'Hush Now' which have similarities to Leona Naess.

Feeny's arrangements are uncluttered, guitar or piano based with gentle strings over on the majority of tracks. Her voice has a mellow, late-night country/folk feel which brings her thoughtful and often touching lyrics to life.

The album is simply produced which for me adds an authenticity to the work and a greater sense of 'realness'. I like that you can hear her put her foot on the pedal of the piano on the charming 'Mr Blue', or the sound of her tongue touching her lip on 'Touch back down'. There is an appealing honesty to the work (like Damien Rice's 'O'). The atmosphere is so intimate at times that you can almost feel the warmth of her breath as she sings.

Fans of Leona Naess, Beth Orton or Kathryn Williams will probably enjoy this, as (I hope) would lovers of semi-acoustic songs with lots of feeling and a little bit of fun. I for one am a big fan!