It is all about Julia. Modern Fables is the solo album by noted singer/songwriter Julia Deans. Deans has already established herself as a Kiwi gem through her work as the front woman of Fur Patrol. This album is all about refining her music, reinterpreting herself as a compelling individual artist and reinforcing her stance as one of our favourite voices.

Modern Fables is an album full of stunning melodies and simple harmonies. In fact simplicity is its key. The potency of this album is the fact that Deans is not there to prove anything. She has nothing to prove to her audience. We already know that she is an artist to marvel at. Deans does not attempt to overplay anything in Modern Fables. This is music at is most undemanding and most exquisite.

‘Little Survivor’ begins with a great brass opening which sets a fascinating tone. In comes in Deans’ voice with jazz footsteps. It is full of pain and vulnerability and is a stripped down song, making it an interesting choice for a first track. Undoubtedly you cannot help but fall for her sultry and graceful tones right from the onset.

The album moves through various moods. From the disdainful ‘Recovery’ to the heartache and tenderness in ‘A New Dialogue’, Deans truly captures the poignancy of song writing.

‘High and Clear’ is a fantastic acoustic track, with beguiling harmonies that are both settling and portentous as Dean’s unearths that “you’ve been feeling so alien.” ‘Friends ‘is a song will make you reminisce about your good friends; true friends whether present or past. Songs about friendship tend to hit or miss; this is definitely on target. It is mature and timeless in its expression. Any song that can conjure up these sorts of feelings cannot be described as anything less than incredible. Modern Fables is a formidable album for its narratives, the ease with which Deans tells these stories that feel eerily familiar.

During turn of the century Deans, as part of Fur Patrol, held a beam of light for a strong Kiwi female voice, at a time when there was arguably a faint presence of successful New Zealand female musicians. Now with Modern Fables she has entered the scene at a time when the female voice is resilient, with the recent triumph of artists such as Gin, Ladyhawke and Annah Mac, and the enduring power of Anika Moa and Bic Runga. Deans places herself back as an artist to be acclaimed along with these artists, and moreover as one of our greatest voices, that is, female or male.

Julia Deans is the star of this show. In Modern Fables you will not want to take your mind off of her. This is all about Julia.

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  Six60
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  Katchafire
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  Tomorrow People
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  The Black Seeds
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  John Rowles
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  Scribe
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  Herbs
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  Nesian Mystik
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  1814
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  Blindspott

• Boomtown Rats - CANCELLED
  VECTOR ARENA
• Knights Of The Dub Table
  CABANA
• Optimus Gryme
  DUX LIVE
• Tempist Fujit
  MANGAWHAI TAVERN
• Decortica and New Way Home
  THE ROYAL
• Battle of the Bands - Semi 1
  BREWERS
• Beastwars
  BARKODE WINE BAR
• 1814
  SAINTS AND SINNERS
• Soul Shack
  LEIGH SAWMILL CAFE
• ChartFest 2013: The Big Event
  THE BEDFORD @ CPSA BUIDLING

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  Classic Hits Winery Tour 2013
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  Jim Beam Homegrown 2013
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  Parachute 2013
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  Vodafone NZ Music Awards 2012

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  BLURRED LINES
  Robin Thicke feat. TI And Pharrell
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  GET LUCKY
  Daft Punk feat. Pharrell
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  SKINNY LOVE
  Birdy
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  LET HER GO
  Passenger
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  RADIOACTIVE
  Imagine Dragons
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  ROYALS
  Lorde
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  FEEL THIS MOMENT
  Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera
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  CAN'T HOLD US
  Macklemore And Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton
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  WAITING ALL NIGHT
  Rudimental feat. Ella Eyre
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  POMPEII
  Bastille

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