Tiny Vipers - Hands Across the Void
Reviewed by mike
Although just a folk-based singer/songwriter on the surface, Jesy Fortino, who performs under the moniker Tiny Vipers, packs a punch with her intricate guitar work and somber voice—more worthy of a metal band. It's the slow pace of the record, not speed that makes it such a hypnotic and haunting affair, however. Sounding like an acoustic version of Sub Pop labelmate Low with a hint of Mazzy Star, the way she seems to delicately locate and sparingly pick notes like they're guilty of something is unsettling. The near 11-minute epic "Swastika" might be the most electric track you'll hear all year, and it's almost entirely composed on her acoustic. [www.myspace.com]