2008-08-30
Kasey takes up with husband and fellow Australian singer-songwriter Shane Nicholson to make a decidedly country duet record. Looks like we have the Aussie version of Buddy and Julie Miller, with a little Gillian Welch and David Rawlings thrown in for good measure. Don't look for jangly Kasey Chambers up-tempo numbers; these are mainly harmonic, and often sorrow-tinged tunes, with glimpses of hope for the future. The duo's in fine vocal form and sound great together. Kasey has most of the lead vocals, but Shane's ever-present with the harmony; the exception is "Jackson Hole," one of two up-tempo number in the set ("Devil's Inside" is the other). Highlights are "Once in a While," "One More Year," The House that Never Was," "Wildflower" and "Woe is Mine" -- but some programmers will miss the wider variety of musical pace that Kasey's solo discs provide. 08/08 MJVD F-Alt CountryWILD PONIES
THINGS THAT USED TO SHINE
HARLEM PARLOR MUSIC CLUB
SALT OF THE EARTH
Neil Young
Chrome Dreams ll
Avett Brothers
Emotionalism
MICHAEL LEONHART
The Ballad of Milton Quigley
DREW NELSON
Dusty Road to Beulah Land
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