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ROCK: Roots Rock, POP: Quirky



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Jennifer Layton, Indie-Music.com
Featured review of Wildlife, 3/05

I put Marly Hornikâs Wildlife in my stereo last Wednesday. I came to just a few minutes ago and found myself lying on the floor in satin sheets, my apartment covered in rose petals, my windows fogged over, and a note on the pillow next to me signed by someone named âAntonio.â Thereâs a plate of half-eaten strawberries on the coffee table and an empty bottle of champagne beside the bathtub. I donât know what the hell happened, but Iâm playing that CD again as soon as I finish this review.

Hornik has always been a sensual artist, but Iâve never heard her this hungry and wild. The opening track, âWalk on Air,â approaches with a warm, tribal vibe and periodically explodes into full-orchestra starbursts. Then it cools back down into a psychedelic dream. Itâs so mesmerizing that it took me a minute to realize that the lyrics consist mainly of her singing âwalk on airâ over and over again. Sheâs got me. And sheâs not letting go.

Song after song, whether a quiet acoustic declaration of love or a passionate, unbridled rush, makes the heart pound and temperature rise. While the mellow tracks are delicately inviting (check out the unabashedly romantic âCoffee Without Creamâ), itâs her lush, trippy pop/rock sound that shakes the soul. And sheâs never been shy. âIf I Couldâ describes âthe pounding in my veins or the ache between my legs that makes me call your name.â In this very song, she sings that she wants to be his angel. More angels should be this bold.

I have two favorites. âMiles Apartâ is electric mystery. It begins with a slowly-building, very late-night metro sound, and then Marlyâs voice echoes in from a distance. The air sparks. It feels like following a beckoning voice through a train station. âSong For The Broken Heartedâ is typical Marly spunk, which is what I loved about her first two albums. In this 70s groove funk, sheâs not wallowing in heartache and refuses to allow anyone else to wallow either. This song is a strut through Brooklyn on a Friday night in your favorite jeans.

Iâm pretty sure my jeans are still around here someplace. I vaguely remember having them on last Wednesday. Like I said, Iâm playing this CD again. Right now. See you sometime next month.



Mark Fisher, CoffeeHouseTour.com
Excerpted from Wildlife review posted 3/05

Through the years very few artistsâ music has struck me as personally as Marly Hornikâs has. Marlyâ¦is the pride of New York Cityâs blossoming singer-songwriter scene.

Wildlife, the follow-up to her critically acclaimed album Say You Do, has just been released independently and its release will undoubtedly take Ms. Hornik to places she has probably never dreamed of. Yes, itâs that goodâ¦it shows tremendous depth both musically and lyrically. Marly Hornikâs Wildlife is practically flawless. The songs spring to life and speak so clearly that you canât help but get lost in them. The musicianship displayed on Wildlife coupled with Marlyâs intimate musical approach and down to earth songwriting is an amazing blend of artistry, integrity, and fun. This is an album that knows when to be serious, when to have a good time, and when to reveal itâs true greatness.