Hailing from Ohio, it's no surprise Broomtree has some things in common with neighbors Morella's Forest and Belly. Sometimes described as "hard and happy chick music" (as you'll hear for yourself on the record), the straight-ahead guitar rock and little-girl-lost vocals of Kylie Schlig charge through simple songs of faith and devotion. The main songwriter, as well as guitarist and vocalist, Schlig writes many of her songs either as a call to salvation or for the Christian to recommit his or her life. It's an electric presentation, one simple--and rockin'--enough to be an effective tract for many hanging on the fringes of the church. As Schlig matures as a songwriter, it will be interesting to see where she goes from here. Meanwhile, Broomtree holds enough power chords and feedback to make its point.
Other coverage for this album
The Phantom Tollbooth 1998Reviewed by Linda T. StonehockerShe calls it, "hard and happy chick music," and laughs. Kylie Schlig is female, but nobody's chick. Kylie Schlig is the real deal. A poet and guitar student long before she decided to head up a rock 'n roll band, she wasn't manufactured or packaged by anyone besides herself, and her redeemer. She's assembled a tight, loud four-piece to flood her songs with a buzz so solid you can lean on it in…The Phantom Tollbooth 1998Reviewed by Josh Spencer"Davia! You've come back to Dakoda Motor Co. and made a new record! Oh, I love you sooo much....wait a minute, you aren't Davia. What kind of sick joke is this.....?" Okay, maybe that was a bit harsh. But the truth is like that sometimes, and it really does seem that Broomtree has come along to halfway fill the Dakoda Motor Co. void, with vocalist Kylie sounding quite similar to Davia (with…Similar sounding releases
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