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July 12, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Mavis Staples – I’ll Take You There: An All-Star Concert Celebration
Various Artists: Mavis Staples – I’ll Take You There: An All-Star Concert Celebration Blackbird Production Partners LLC A Mavis Staples concert is a joyous experience – a celebration, she’s there at church and she, erm, takes you there…so on this tribute we have to wait for the last half hour for Mavis; still regal and […]Archive
April 27, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Steve Martin & Edie Brickell: So Familiar
Steve Martin & Edie Brickell So Familiar Rounder Here is the second collaborative album from Martin and Brickell, accurately named since the pair work so well together and here particularly it feels seamless – in fact Martin is essentially the sideman, could have gone unnamed; why then is it Steve Martin and Edie Brickell not […]Archive
June 25, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Remembering Mountains – Unheard Songs by Karen Dalton
Various Artists: Remembering Mountains: Unheard Songs by Karen Dalton Tompkins Square There are only two albums by Karen Dalton, a tragic figure with a heartbreak-voice. Like Dory Previn or Nick Drake or – more recently Elliott Smith and Jeff Buckley – she’s someone you are drawn to, you hear the testimony of a Bob Dylan […]Archive
January 8, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Caitlin Rose: The Stand-In
Caitlin Rose The Stand-In ATO Records Caitlin Rose’s third album is her best – and that’s high praise because, to my ears, the 25 year old started off strong and hasn’t put a foot wrong. But the songs – actual songs; well-written songs – continue to tumble from her and she writes well for characters, […]Archive
December 15, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Patty Griffin: American Kid
Patty Griffin American Kid New West Records Here’s the seventh album by Patty Griffin, the seventh album of strong solo material – her first in three years, a return to her own work after a star-turn supporting her partner Robert Plant. Griffin’s songwriting – covered by the likes of Dixie Chicks, Rory Block and Emmylou […]Archive
March 20, 2012 by Simon Sweetman