One of the most expressive singer-songwriters of her generation, Sarah McLachlan's deeply felt and virtuosic performance is miraculous.
performance, the chills come when you least expect them. One of the most expressive singer-songwriters of her generation, McLachlan makes the goosebumps happen with her gloriously gentle, iridescent voice — particularly through her negotiation of the break between its registers.
She does just that in the first song of this Tiny Desk, an almost country-fied version of her 1997 hit"Building a Mystery." With Luke Doucet's impossibly delicate guitar arpeggios as her guide, McLachlan takes the song beyond its edge at the very last minute, gliding into a high note that remains unresolved. It's one of several moments here that feel miraculous., she has been underestimated as a major player in the reinvention of pop balladry, when she updated a folk-based sound with modern-rock flourishes and a fresh, feminist perspective. Here, playing alongside her longtime collaborators Doucet and Melissa McClelland — a husband-wife duo who've made many beautiful albums under the name Whitehorse — she highlights the side of her art that's grounded in deep feeling and unassuming virtuosity. At one point, she apologizes to those watching because her back is to them while she's at the piano. But from whatever angle experienced, this is one of the Tiny Desk's warmest and most poignant sets.
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