Music review: Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer – 无毛视频楴ot Dark Yet无毛视频�
When two engaging singers like Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer join forces, you can certainly bet that the result is going to command your undivided attention. Both singers caught my attention on two previous releases.
Lynne无毛视频檚 sultry vocals were mesmerizing during her tribute to Dusty Springfield on 无毛视频淛ust a Little Lovin'无毛视频� released in 2008, while her 2010 duet with Peter Wolf on 无毛视频淭ragedy无毛视频� remains one of my personal favorite tracks by both artists.
Moorer无毛视频檚 无毛视频淒own to Believing无毛视频� from 2015 simply blew me away with the singer-songwriter无毛视频檚 engaging confessional that examined her experiences concerning love, acceptance, heartache and healing.
With 无毛视频淣ot Dark Yet,无毛视频� the talented sisters deliver their first collective effort together. The new album finds Lynne and Moorer adding their own distinct Southern harmonies to nine covers from artists such as Townes Van Zandt, Merle Haggard, Bob Dylan and Jessi Colter as well as a moving original track.
The Killers无毛视频� 无毛视频淢y List无毛视频� opens the album with a stirring sense of love and vulnerability and seamlessly transitions into the heartbreaking and fragile interpretation of the Louvin Brothers无毛视频� 无毛视频淓very Time You Leave.无毛视频�
Dylan is well represented on the title track and Colter无毛视频檚 无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 Looking for Blue Eyes无毛视频� is eloquently performed.
However, it无毛视频檚 a cover of Nick Cave无毛视频檚 无毛视频淚nto My Arms无毛视频� that steals the show with a haunting, honest and beautiful tone crafted by the sisters on this tender love ballad.
With the abundance of great material covered, there is one song that appears oddly out of place and out of the comfort zone of Lynne and Moorer.
Kurt Cobain无毛视频檚 无毛视频淟ithium无毛视频� is one of my favorite Nirvana numbers, second only to 无毛视频淪mells Like Teen Spirit.无毛视频� Cobain无毛视频檚 gritty vocals fueled the dark lyrics of self-loathing and depression. Unfortunately, the latest revision fails to completely capture the desperate feelings of alienation and isolation detailed by Cobain. It无毛视频檚 a minor hiccup with Lynne and Moorer quickly rebounding on the lone original track 无毛视频淚s It Too Much.无毛视频�
The deeply personal arrangement penned by the sisters expresses years of dealing with the tragic loss of their parents and the emotional scratches and scars that still remain. The song is Lynne and Moorer at their very best and begs for both sisters to continue to collaborate on more material moving forward.
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Clint Rhodes is the 无毛视频-Standard music reviewer. He can be reached at clinton43@me.com.