Sara Lov‘s The Young Eyes is a lovely dream pop introduction to her music before she later releases a full-length record this year. 
Lov’s gentle vocals and her down-tempo piano melodies are sure to make her as successful as those ladies from the Hotel Cafe posse. Her piano skills shine on “Seasoned Eyes Were Beaming”. It is gorgeous the way she carries the bass line, but creeps up the keys.
Though her original songs are well-written and arranged, Lov includes two covers on this EP. The first, a cover of Beck‘s “Timebomb”, is more upbeat than her other songs, but too slow in her rendition to keep the repetitive lyrics from getting annoying. I’m not even sure this song worked well enough for Beck for it to be a worthy cover. Her other cover, however, features an Arcade Fire song. “My Body Is a Cage” is a better stylistic fit for Lov and her cover is beautifully crafted. Though the range is a bit low for her, the way she caresses the lyrics in a whispered-croon reminds me a lot of the hauntingly-lasting effect of Gary Jules‘ version of “Mad World”.
Sara Lov – “Timebomb” (Beck)
Sara Lov’s Young Eyes is digitally available now and will be physically released on January 20, 2009.
Tracklisting:
01. New York
02. Timebomb
03. Seasoned Eyes Were Beaming (piano version)
04. My Body Is a Cage
05. Why Can’t I Be
Written by: Bethany
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