My album "How To Fail A Fantasy....." is finished with tracks available for download at www.NatalieRiccio.com
The album includes 10 original songs.
All Music and Lyrics written by Natalie Riccio , with string and horn arrangements by Kyle Saulnier .
How to Fail a Fantasy Press Release
At moments unyielding and turbulent, while at others soft-spoken and delicate, Natalie Riccio’s velvety soprano and frantically controlled piano are a rare combination in an industry bathing in the merits of glitzy production value. In her debut musical-autobiography, How to Fail a Fantasy, Natalie Riccio stays true to the time-tested methods of folk and jazz balladeering, fusing both traditions in a way that transcends the supermarket drone of the modern singer/songwriter format. Presenting ten original compositions inspired by her own life experiences, the time has never been as ripe for Riccio to unveil her collection of poignant tales for the disaffected... READ MORE.
“…She [Riccio] is able to say more with humming than most singers can say with words...She possesses an innate ability to create a mood." - The Charlotte Sun, Sandy Cooperman.
TRACK LIST:
Easy For You
Oh, Emmanuel
Jumped The Gun
Fishbowl
Abstract Contrition
A Scene From Bar 454
Show You My Love
Come, Come, Come
Ode To Marshall
Slow Ride
CAST MEMBERS:
Natalie Riccio - Vocals and Piano.
Rohin Khemani - Drums and Percussion.
Tim Sway - Upright Bass.
Ryan Monahan - Electric and Acoustic Guitars.
Leena Gilbert - Violin.
Tom Swaford - Violin.
Corrina Albright - Viola.
Jody Redhage - Cello
Vito Chiavuzzo - Alto and Soprano Saxophones, Flute, and Clarinet.
Phillip Dizack - Trumpet.
Michael Boscarino - Trombone.
