Jenny Toomey - Tempting: Jenny Toomey Sings the Songs of Franklin Bruno

Singing with enough sophisticated coolness to suit the writing of Stephen Sondheim or Steve Merritt, Jenny Toomey wraps her dusky, graceful voice around Franklin Bruno's clever, literate songs. Toomey sounds a little too detached during her duet with Bruno on "Let's Stay In," which could benefit from a more whimsical and joyous performance, but she excels when backed by piano and strings on the touching "Empty Sentiment," or when sounding like a wearied lounge singer on the album's title track. Read More