GENA ROSE BRUCE - Can't Make You Love Me LP

“There can be no doubt that Bruce’s style has matured and developed over the years, culminating in an album that is sultry, confident and assured: the work of a person far older, battered and bruised than anyone of Bruce’s age would have a right to be. And therein lies the strength of her songwriting and delivery: complex emotional narratives underpinned by understated guitars and synths and expressed in a weary, beautifully rendered style.

Indeed, Gena Rose Bruce has a style that is hard to pin down, a style that has the genes of bands as diverse as The Cramps, Chris Isaacs, Mazzy Star, Linda Ronstadt and Dusty Springfield rolled into one package while delivering a uniqueness that makes her stand out amongst her peers.

'Can’t Make You Love Me’ is an extraordinary debut that brings to the fore Bruce’s gorgeously rich and expressive vocals with personal tales of love and loss. The instrumentation is redolent of southern gothic blues, twanging guitar, reverb-soaked and sharp slashes with unexpected imbedded synth weaving in and out. But above all, and despite the clear influences, Bruce’s songwriting is unique, intimate and brilliantly emotional." - Backseat Mafia