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Though singer/songwriter Amy Ray has flirted with the boundaries of country music via her Americana outings -- Prom from 2005 and 2012's Lung of Love in 2012 -- until now, she's never attempted to engage in it fully. Goodnight Tender, the Indigo Girl's sixth solo album, collects 12 songs that delve into a rootsy hybrid that uses country as a solid base, but threads elements of bluegrass, folk, country, gospel, and rock through its songs. She produced all but three tunes here, and co-produced the rest with Phil Cook. First single "Oyster and Pearl" is a slow, bittersweet, gospel-tinged number that features a tender Wurlitzer organ and the first of several appearances by Bon Iver's Justin Vernon on banjo and vocal harmonies. He plays a mean mandolin and sings backup with Mount Moriah's Heather McEntire on the bluegrass-inspired "The Gig That Matters." Ray's mandolin, along with Adrian Carter's fiddle and Matt Smith's forceful pedal steel, fuel the Cajun-inspired country rock of "Duane Allman" (a tune that also features a stellar harmony vocal from Susan Tedeschi). Ray has always been convincing when it comes to delivering sad love songs. The shuffling "Time Zone," with its weeping pedal steel, the two-stepping honky tonk of "More Pills," and the parlor room waltz "Broken Record" all fit that bill beautifully. The title track with Kelly Hogan singing harmony, "Let the Spirit" with Vernon in that role, and closer "When You Come for Me" -- a stirring duet with McEntire -- are all gospel-tinged numbers that address mortality head-on without melancholy or morbidity, but a humble acceptance of a grander mystery. In the hands of a lesser songwriter, an album like this could feel constrained or even cloying, but Ray is in full command of her own gifts on Goodnight Tender. Her use of country music as a way of getting these songs across is not only convincing, it's compelling.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Amy Ray, Composer, MainArtist - Mark Chalecki, MasteringEngineer - Trina Shoemaker, MixingEngineer - Jon Ashley, TrackingSecondEngineer - ARay Songs / Songs of Universal (BMI), MusicPublisher - Brian Speiser, Producer, TrackingEngineer
(C) 2014 Daemon Records (P) 2014 Daemon Records
Amy Ray, Composer, MainArtist - Mark Chalecki, MasteringEngineer - Trina Shoemaker, MixingEngineer - Justin Vernon, FeaturedArtist - Brad Cook, FeaturedArtist - Jon Ashley, TrackingSecondEngineer - Phil Cook, FeaturedArtist - ARay Songs / Songs of Universal (BMI), MusicPublisher - Brian Speiser, Producer, TrackingEngineer
(C) 2014 Daemon Records (P) 2014 Daemon Records
Amy Ray, Composer, MainArtist - Mark Chalecki, MasteringEngineer - Trina Shoemaker, MixingEngineer - Justin Vernon, FeaturedArtist - Brad Cook, FeaturedArtist - Jon Ashley, TrackingSecondEngineer - Phil Cook, FeaturedArtist - ARay Songs / Songs of Universal (BMI), MusicPublisher - Heather McEntire, FeaturedArtist - Brian Speiser, Producer, TrackingEngineer
(C) 2014 Daemon Records (P) 2014 Daemon Records
Amy Ray, Composer, MainArtist - Mark Chalecki, MasteringEngineer - Trina Shoemaker, MixingEngineer - Kelly Hogan, FeaturedArtist - Jon Ashley, TrackingSecondEngineer - ARay Songs / Songs of Universal (BMI), MusicPublisher - Brian Speiser, Producer, TrackingEngineer
(C) 2014 Daemon Records (P) 2014 Daemon Records
Amy Ray, Composer, MainArtist - Mark Chalecki, MasteringEngineer - Trina Shoemaker, MixingEngineer - Jon Ashley, TrackingSecondEngineer - ARay Songs / Songs of Universal (BMI), MusicPublisher - Brian Speiser, Producer, TrackingEngineer
(C) 2014 Daemon Records (P) 2014 Daemon Records
Amy Ray, Composer, MainArtist - Mark Chalecki, MasteringEngineer - Trina Shoemaker, MixingEngineer - Susan Tedeschi, FeaturedArtist - Jon Ashley, TrackingSecondEngineer - ARay Songs / Songs of Universal (BMI), MusicPublisher - Brian Speiser, Producer, TrackingEngineer
(C) 2014 Daemon Records (P) 2014 Daemon Records
Amy Ray, Composer, MainArtist - Mark Chalecki, MasteringEngineer - Trina Shoemaker, MixingEngineer - Jon Ashley, TrackingSecondEngineer - ARay Songs / Songs of Universal (BMI), MusicPublisher - Brian Speiser, Producer, TrackingEngineer - H.C. Mcentire, FeaturedArtist
(C) 2014 Daemon Records (P) 2014 Daemon Records
Amy Ray, Composer, MainArtist - Mark Chalecki, MasteringEngineer - Trina Shoemaker, MixingEngineer - Justin Vernon, FeaturedArtist - Brad Cook, FeaturedArtist - Jon Ashley, TrackingSecondEngineer - Phil Cook, FeaturedArtist - ARay Songs / Songs of Universal (BMI), MusicPublisher - Brian Speiser, Producer, TrackingEngineer - H.C. Mcentire, FeaturedArtist
(C) 2014 Daemon Records (P) 2014 Daemon Records
Amy Ray, Composer, MainArtist - Mark Chalecki, MasteringEngineer - Trina Shoemaker, MixingEngineer - Kelly Hogan, FeaturedArtist - Jon Ashley, TrackingSecondEngineer - ARay Songs / Songs of Universal (BMI), MusicPublisher - Brian Speiser, Producer, TrackingEngineer
(C) 2014 Daemon Records (P) 2014 Daemon Records
Amy Ray, Composer, MainArtist - Mark Chalecki, MasteringEngineer - Trina Shoemaker, MixingEngineer - Jon Ashley, TrackingSecondEngineer - ARay Songs / Songs of Universal (BMI), MusicPublisher - Brian Speiser, Producer, TrackingEngineer
(C) 2014 Daemon Records (P) 2014 Daemon Records
Amy Ray, Composer, MainArtist - Mark Chalecki, MasteringEngineer - Trina Shoemaker, MixingEngineer - Justin Vernon, FeaturedArtist - Jon Ashley, TrackingSecondEngineer - ARay Songs / Songs of Universal (BMI), MusicPublisher - Brian Speiser, Producer, TrackingEngineer
(C) 2014 Daemon Records (P) 2014 Daemon Records
Amy Ray, MainArtist - Mark Chalecki, MasteringEngineer - Trina Shoemaker, MixingEngineer - Jon Ashley, TrackingSecondEngineer - Holidays for Quince Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Brian Speiser, Producer, TrackingEngineer - H.C. Mcentire, Composer, MainArtist - HOUSE OF HASSLE PUBLISHING LLC, MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Daemon Records (P) 2014 Daemon Records
Album review
Though singer/songwriter Amy Ray has flirted with the boundaries of country music via her Americana outings -- Prom from 2005 and 2012's Lung of Love in 2012 -- until now, she's never attempted to engage in it fully. Goodnight Tender, the Indigo Girl's sixth solo album, collects 12 songs that delve into a rootsy hybrid that uses country as a solid base, but threads elements of bluegrass, folk, country, gospel, and rock through its songs. She produced all but three tunes here, and co-produced the rest with Phil Cook. First single "Oyster and Pearl" is a slow, bittersweet, gospel-tinged number that features a tender Wurlitzer organ and the first of several appearances by Bon Iver's Justin Vernon on banjo and vocal harmonies. He plays a mean mandolin and sings backup with Mount Moriah's Heather McEntire on the bluegrass-inspired "The Gig That Matters." Ray's mandolin, along with Adrian Carter's fiddle and Matt Smith's forceful pedal steel, fuel the Cajun-inspired country rock of "Duane Allman" (a tune that also features a stellar harmony vocal from Susan Tedeschi). Ray has always been convincing when it comes to delivering sad love songs. The shuffling "Time Zone," with its weeping pedal steel, the two-stepping honky tonk of "More Pills," and the parlor room waltz "Broken Record" all fit that bill beautifully. The title track with Kelly Hogan singing harmony, "Let the Spirit" with Vernon in that role, and closer "When You Come for Me" -- a stirring duet with McEntire -- are all gospel-tinged numbers that address mortality head-on without melancholy or morbidity, but a humble acceptance of a grander mystery. In the hands of a lesser songwriter, an album like this could feel constrained or even cloying, but Ray is in full command of her own gifts on Goodnight Tender. Her use of country music as a way of getting these songs across is not only convincing, it's compelling.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:39
- Main artists: Amy Ray
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Daemon Records
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
(C) 2014 Daemon Records (P) 2014 Daemon Records
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