LIVE REVIEW IN BRISTOL'S VENUE MAGAZINE, 2008

Suzy Condrad - sitting with poise and about to be unavoidably tagged 'a dusky beauty' - begins a song with spider web-fine, finger-picked guitar, and implores that someone stop the carousel from turning. Decorous second guitar and softly chorusing backing vocals add their weight to the plea. Later, houses fall down and rivers rise. Voiced with depth and the precise, just-so phrasing of 60s folk-pop, it's melodrama of the most gently seductive kind.

(Julian Owen, Venue, 2008)       

Suzy Condrad is a Montpelier resident making sophisticated folk music that deserves a regular showcasing in the Folk House. '30 Below' is far stronger, with its tiny tinkling xylophones and rather more controlled vocal performance. There's a whiff of Dead Can Dance and a genuine sweeping grandeur here, but very skilfully constructed from the smallest of sounds. It's easy to imagine William Orbit getting excited about producing this, Caroline Lavelle-fashion. 'Downhill' is equally strong, a tale of cycling and heartbreak. Her restraint and lovely pitching is highlighted even better on these songs.