2008-02-19
Caroline Herring : Lantana : Signature Sounds Being altogether unfamiliar with Caroline Herring, I was pleasantly surprised after listening to her latest offering, Lantana. The Georgia-based singer/songwriter, who, with the release of this record, recently came off a self-induced hiatus filled with the joyous, albeit time-consuming, immersion into family life, has crafted a record that reflects just that. Here is a woman that doesn’t have the time to beat around the bush with cute one-liners and overproduced pap. Herring’s songs are straightforward tales, effectively conveyed by tight, yet loose feeling, country/folk instrumentation in the vein of Wilco’s more recent Sky Blue Sky or Bob Dylan’s Nashville Skyline. All tracks suitable for airplay Reviewed by Trevor Edmonds : February 2008
STEVE FORBERT
Strange Names & New Sensations
THE LANSING UNIONIZED VAUDEVILLE SPECTACLE
Extra! Extra!
FRIGHTENED RABBIT
The Midnight Organ Fight
RALPH STANLEY
A Distant Land To Roam
Allison Downey
Across The Sea
ANNIE GALLUP
Half of my Crime
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