Review: Olney's final album is a haunting collaboration
by Steven Wine, The Associated Press
Posted Mar 16, 2021 4:48 pm EDT
Last Updated Mar 16, 2021 at 4:58 pm EDT
This cover image released by Schoolkids Records shows "Whispers and Signs," by David Olney and Anana Kaye. (Schoolkids Records via AP)
“Whispers and Sighs,” David Olney and Anana Kaye (Schoolkids Records)
There’s a poignancy to these 11 swan songs, especially with such titles as “My Favorite Goodbye,” “My Last Dream Of You” and “The Great Manzini (Disappearing Act).”
Finality is a recurring theme on “Whispers and Sighs,” and during the mixing of the album early last year, singer-songwriter David Olney died on stage at a Florida music festival at age 71.