Deena: BLACK CAT

A deep guitar riff opens the album, Deena’s sultry voice slips into the track and ‘Cupid’ has instantly become the best way to start off Black Cat and mesmerise all. It’s the kind of bluesy-rock number that you have to thrash your long hair around to – in slow-mo. Deena’s voice is powerful and her ability to manipulate her vocals is clear early on.
Throughout the album her emotions run raw, her voice always seeming to be on the cusp of breaking. ‘1923’, ‘Curve’ and ‘Cadence’ are great tracks to hear this come to fruition. It soon becomes clear that backing each track with an unwavering power of emotion is where Deena shines brightest.
‘Uncut Diamons III’ comes in like a blurry dream, percussion, gentle strumming and Deena’s vocals creating the overall allure. It’s a great way to finish off the release as it adds another element to the eight tracks.
From that mesmerising track of ‘Cupid’ things slow down considerably, and aren’t really matched from that point on. Instead things slow down and the emotions of each song become the focus point for the rest of the album. It’s a great album for those after a slow-emotive listen, but don’t be fooled by the first track.
Out now via independent release
Written by Amanda Sherring