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UncutAug 26, 2011Kleyn's songs sung to a rugged, vaguely Celtic harp accompaniment with electric piano, bridge the gap between Judy Collins and Joanna Newsom. [Sep 2011, p.88]
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Aug 22, 2011Love Has Made Me Stronger's rough-around-the-edges imperfections only allow Kleyn to convey her spirited optimism all the more forcefully. That sort of music boldness never goes out of style.
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Aug 22, 2011Though the songwriting on Love Has Made Me Stronger is rarely at the level of its influences, Kleyn's intricate harp-playing on the dramatic instrumental "Street Song" and her richly emotional vocals on the soaring ballads "Mountain Child" and "Higher Than High" is pure and affecting, whatever the pedigree.
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Aug 22, 2011Kleyn sounds just fine accompanying herself with adept piano and efflorescent harp flourishes, her music FX-free except for a little echo, and I can imagine a less skyclad presentation simply gumming things up with New Age goo.
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Aug 22, 2011Her 1976 debut (reissued plus one new song free for download) is brief and unpretentious, a soprano celebrating heaven on earth over harp and piano.
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Aug 22, 2011For anyone interested in underground music from the later '60s through the mid-'70s, Love Has Made Me Stronger is recommended listening.
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Under The RadarAug 22, 2011It's not your typical listen for sure, but it is one that somehow manages to weasel its way into your synapses. [Jul 2011, p.90]
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Aug 22, 2011Kleyn never insists upon some carefully crafted weirdness. If she is an outlier, it's because her sound was inherently singular, not crafted to be that way.
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Aug 22, 2011This album feels more like a curio of a bygone era rather than an overlooked gem.