Jazz Articles

Linley Weir: Just One More Time

by James Fleming
July 8, 2018

Easy on the ear does not necessarily mean easy on the consciousness. Many a sweet melody has served as a gateway drug to harder, horizon-expanding sounds. But Just One More Time, from UK-based vocalist Linley Weir, does not open any “doors of perception." Her brand of Latin-infused jazz-pop is safe as a bank vault. And, despite its lyrical themes of “love, loss, family relationships, and self-confidence," the music comes across as far too stately and refined to be at all ...