Live Review: Adron @ Drunken Unicorn, February 26
By Jhoni Jackson; photo by Kathleen Valpey
Though she typically plays with a band behind her (an exceptionally talented group which includes Little Tybee’s Josh Martin and Ryan Gregory of Book of Colors, to be specific), Adrienne McCann is the primary mastermind behind the craft she calls Adron.
She makes South American tropicália-inspired folk that sounds unlike anything else in Atlanta’s music scene. It’s not standard indie-pop, and it’s certainly not Americana-style folk. You can’t even say she lands somewhere in between – the effervescent quality of her songs seems to keep her floating well above any rigid genre. Her sweet, undulating and consistently on-key voice captivates listeners with its sugary smoothness from the get-go, and the breezy melodies that back her keep a listenable beat regardless of pace.
Let’s not forget the skillful, quirky whistling, either. It’s a consistent motif, and between songs she often makes what sounds like bird calls. Whether it’s a legitimate come hither for flocks or not, I thought she might inadvertently summon a drove large enough to break down the venue’s door. Her latest release, then, is aptly-named – an EP titled Burdworld.
She opened the set solo, playing an acoustic guitar. “Horizon,” she confessed, was written while tripping in a cemetery.
“It made sense at the time,” she laughed. … Continue Reading
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