180 degrees of music

CARA ALEY
"ANY OTHER SUNDAY…"

Close your eyes and visualize: Sunday Mornings … a fresh pot of coffee … a rainy day is great for cuddling together … making love. When I listen to Cara Aley's cd "any other sunday…" these are the first thoughts that come to me. Cara creates musical paintings to tempt your imagination with scenes of seduction and longing. It helps that Cara has a wonderfully expressive voice and sense of melody helping evoke a strong, positive emotional response.

Cara smoothly walks the line between neo-soul and funk that are heard in current artists like Erykah Badu and India Arie. Lyrically, Cara's voice and writing are thoughtful and suggestive of all the memories of the past and hope for the present and future. If you have not had the pleasure of listening to Cara yet, yousare in for a moving experience.

“I've been waiting for someone just like you. Loving like this never loved me loving me so true. And I've been waiting, never give up. Always knowing one day, someday there'd be you. Now I'm taking time to savor what you speak. Cuz everytime I hear your voice my knees go weak. And I'm on mental replay loving who you were. Loving who you are and who you'll always be." (lyrics from "Been Waiting" on Cara's cd).

Cara keeps her music simple. But it is the simplicity of a naked woman; encompassing many emotions, curves and contours. You realize, by simply looking (or listening), that it takes time to explore each emotion, curve and contour; and this is time well-spent. Cara offers herself to her listeners knowing that she is vulnerable and can be hurt, but letting her listeners know that she trusts enough to share some of her most intimate feelings. Cara has created an intoxicating treasure of songs to move even the most jaded listener. Cara's music speaks to the longing and desire that we all feel from time to time. "any other sunday …" is magical no matter what day of the week.