{"id":1003,"date":"2010-08-16T11:58:50","date_gmt":"2010-08-16T18:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/?p=1003"},"modified":"2010-08-16T11:58:50","modified_gmt":"2010-08-16T18:58:50","slug":"chris-pureka-how-i-learned-to-see-in-the-dark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/2010\/08\/chris-pureka-how-i-learned-to-see-in-the-dark\/","title":{"rendered":"CHRIS PUREKA + How I Learned to See in the Dark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/How-I-Learned-to-See-in-the-Dark-M-Review-June2010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1004\" title=\"How-I-Learned-to-See-in-the-Dark-M-Review-June2010\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/How-I-Learned-to-See-in-the-Dark-M-Review-June2010.jpg\" alt=\"How I Learned to See in the Dark\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/How-I-Learned-to-See-in-the-Dark-M-Review-June2010.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/How-I-Learned-to-See-in-the-Dark-M-Review-June2010-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>C<\/strong><strong>HRIS PUREKA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>How I Learned to See in the Dark<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chrispureka.com\" target=\"_blank\">chrispureka.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With <em>How I Learned to See in the Dark <\/em>there\u2019s only a little light cast on Chris Pureka\u2019s surroundings. It\u2019s a more plaintive set of songs, as defined by its measured tones and a sense of quiet contemplation. Mournful violin and subdued guitars provide the accompaniment, giving Pureka\u2019s emotional delivery all the emphasis it needs. A closer listen is occasionally required to fully appreciate some of the album\u2019s subtler charms. Two standouts sandwich the proceedings, the homespun sound of opener \u201cWrecking Ball\u201d and the mellow caress of its closer \u201cAugust 28th.\u201d Chris Pureka\u2019s music has always had a knack for illuminating the spirit, and her ability to connect shines as brightly as ever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHRIS PUREKA How I Learned to See in the Dark chrispureka.com With How I Learned to See in the Dark there\u2019s only a little light cast on Chris Pureka\u2019s surroundings. It\u2019s a more plaintive set of songs, as defined by its measured tones and a sense of quiet contemplation. Mournful violin and subdued guitars provide [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[14],"tags":[196,597,599,598,10159,80],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1003"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1003"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1003\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1005,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1003\/revisions\/1005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}