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On her first album in a half decade, veteran alternative country singer Kelly Willis collaborates with producer Chuck Prophet (of Green On Red fame) and songwriter Jules Shear, a pair of inspired pairings that only someone with Willis's taste for both the rootsy and the sumptuously polished can maintain. Sweet gems like the wistful "Nobody Wants To Go To The Moon Anymore" and the randy "The More That I'm Around You" sit comfortably next to unexpected curves like a note-perfect cover of Iggy Pop's "Success," complete with the oddball backing vocals of the original. Other gems include the 1960s girl-group pop feel of "Don't Know Why" and a swaggering rocker called "Teddy Boys," both of which are unexpectedly good fits.
Personnel: Kelly Willis (vocals); The Gourds, Bruce Robinson (vocals); Greg Leisz (acoustic 12-string guitar); Chuck Prophet (baritone guitar); Michael Hardwick (dobro); Tracy Seeger, Leigh Mahoney (violin); Stephanie Ames Asbell (viola); Sara Nelson (cello); Tosca String Quartet (strings); Michael Ramos (accordion); John Ludwick (bass guitar); Marc Pisapia (drums); Jules Shear, Bruce Robison (background vocals); Jimmy Smith , Kevin Russell , Max Johnston, Claude Bernard, Keith Langford.
Entertainment Weekly (p.69) - "It's disarming to hear such a winsome voice take on tough-minded material..." -- Grade: B+
Q (p.106) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Her take on 'Teddy Boys', by The Moldy Peaches' Adam Green, recalls her rockabilly roots..."
Uncut (p.115) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Willis' versatile voice shifts effortlessly from yearning to gritty, poignant to playful."
Dirty Linen (p.79) - "It's an interesting venture for Willis, and vocally she handles it well....It does work, and it's always good to see an artist willing to take risks and succeeding with them."
No Depression (p.90) - "[M]ore than anything, it sounds like Willis is giving herself over to the pure pleasures of making all kinds of pop." Translated From Love Music Kelly Willis Translated From Love Songs Translated From Love Review
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Once upon a time, Allison Moorer was a country artist who sang for a major record label. It might be easy then, to see her switch to Sugar Hill as a back-to-the-basics move, a reconnection with her country roots. Moorer, however, isn't that predictable, and The Duel -- while many things -- isn't country. In fact, the opening cut -- "I Ain't Giving Up on You" -- sounds a lot like classic rock and most of the album follows this course. This is interesting, in that Moorer's a strong writer, and it would've been easy to fall back on a tasteful country-folk production and become a fairly typical singer/songwriter. Instead, Moorer's plucky vocals, along with Adam Landry's electric guitar work and R.S. Field's steady backbeat, turn a song like "Melancholy Polly" into an easy-rolling romp. Another factor that makes the songs on The Duel so effective is that Moorer, besides being good at penning ...
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