Country Infusion Imperative
This is an excellent release from a singer new to me, a country-infused
take on great melody, singing and strong rock echoes.
All eight tracks are finely crafted and the pedal steel of
Pete Grant is an apt accompaniment to those more Country tunes, Rockne’s warm
vocal both sweet and strong, second Whiskey Men a good example of both as the
song shifts from its balladic opening to a honkey tonk, and one lineage from
Emmylou would not go amiss as referencing – I like the vocal ensemble at its
end.
Third Smoke When It’s Raining is a beautiful song and here I
hear a little Ricki Lee though the gorgeous chorus of harmony [Lea Thomas] and
that gliding pedal steel add their distinctive benchmarks. Then comes fourth
Glitter Rags which is a wonderful 60s-esque folkrock number, keys by Ryan
Brodie and the guitar over pedal steel by Blake Severn and I’m hearing Skin
Alley in one of their instrumental travels, Brodie returning with a fuzzed
solo. I do like this track.
Sixth Meet Your Master
seems to pay its homage to Neil Young, and as ever these references are to
signpost the good company some good artists keep. There’s more fuzz on closer Baby and Rockne asserts her Country-fine
vocal again, further vocals joining in the excellence, including ‘high oo’ from
producer Tim Green.
Get it – that’s an imperative – here.
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