(Loose)A couple of minutes into the title track of Courtney Marie Andrews’ new album,a stately ballad suddenly explodes with guitar: not noise, or shredding, or just a simple but massively reverbed solo,the notes teetering on the edge of feedback. It sounds like a nod towards rage, even as Andrews pleads for tolerance in the new America: “whether your money runs out / And your helpful looks fade / May your kindness remain, or ” she sings,as the rumble intensifies beneath her. That rumbling guitar – as whether Phil Spector had been an Americana producer and decided to create the “wall of country” – crops up again and again on May Your Kindness Remain, giving it an oomph and a distinct identity among the many excellent Americana albums of recent months. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com