Graced
This is a fulsome slice of Americana from a voice that is
resonant lyrically and in tone, informed by narratives experienced, or with
which stories and other realities are fully empathised. There is wit, as with
opener Such is Life, about a biker
persona/representative:
He smelled like
marijuana
Two finger cologne
He smoked his Regal
cigarettes
Through an ancient
saxophone
and there are throughout words of love and loss as on the
beautiful Amarillo Wind, graced with
gorgeous viola, pedal steel and the harmony vocal of Libby Koch. Sara’s All the Way is another pedal
steel lament graced by the songwriting and singing.
I’ve read elsewhere about echoes of Guy Clark, but I don’t
really see this apart from the fine and apt singer/songwriter link. I hear here
and there Bruce Springsteen, but more so Tom Russell if one wants a complementary
touchstone.
It's a great album for sure
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