Review By Julie K
Oh boy. Where do I start? I can't completely take a strong side regarding the new album released by Alexa Wilkinson. Her CD, "Lullaby Appetite," lands in the middle of a swinging pendulum for me, nothing remarkable yet nothing dreadful either. She's smack in the middle. A few of the songs on the album are ruined by tacky lyrics we've all heard before. For instance, you've gotta understand/ that I've got a lot of time/to sit around and think about you/.
Yeah, yeah, love hurts, we get it. Wilkinson's voice doesn't have much depth or range, she's very soft spoken. She bears music resemblance to singer Jewel in many ways. She's got a few catchy melodies in her songs, such as, "Of Graves." The album overall isn't terrible but it's nothing too memorable. To be quite honest, I think the problem is that she doesn't really sound like she feels the music and lyrics she writes. But who am I to accuse her of that? It's just my take on the album.
Review by discconnected
On the bright side, she is certainly very cute and has a wholesome looking image, she just needs a few years to let that voice mature! I also liked that you really can't decipher whether she is considered pop or country, there is a pleasant mix of both sounds on the album that is enjoyable.
Alexa Wilkinson delivers up "Lullaby Appetite," an album that cooks up a unique blend jazz, rock and folk with some introspective and personal lyrics. The album consists of eleven songs penned and performed by the lady herself or with singer/songwriter Josh Kelly.
The lyrics, rich with expression and exposing honesty without naïveté, represent her own journey through life and love, complete with the yearning for acceptance and the pain from the lessons learned. Universal themes to which everyone can relate, Alexa' songs demonstrate an emotional maturity that is a rarity in a debut album. These are songs about looking towards the future, accepting the past and moving on.
Alexa's fresh vocals flow easily through the memorable melodies, and the rhythms are catchy, moving easily from alt-country to folk to pop and back again. The songwriting here is the strength, and fans of that craft will not be disappointed with this album.