“Doubtful Comforts”
from the album Blue Roses
2009
The words haunting and ethereal are often over used when describing music, but that is exactly what the debut single is by Blue Roses, entitled “Doubtful Comforts.“ Blue Roses is one Laura Groves from Bradford, U.K., and she has previously released a single under her own name entitled “I Am Leaving.” “Doubtful Comforts” was released this spring with the full-length Blue Roses due on July 21. “Doubtful Comforts” is a sparsely minimal and tender song with an atmosphere of magical tranquillity to it. With a softly sung choir girl vocal and music box ghostliness, its closest cousins are Bjork when she’s not messing around with beats and noise or the elfin wonderment of Joanna Newsom. It’s a song to be played in the dark of night when all is still, with Laura capturing your heart as she sings “When you come home tonight my love, will you take me out somewhere, you’re so good at getting my hopes up where they don’t belong, I can’t reach them.” It is bewitching and perfect in its composure.