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Separating from producer Kevin Shirley for the first time in three records, Beth Hart chose to work with Rob Mathes and Michael Stevens for 2015's Better Than Home. A change in producers helped Hart change direction, letting her depart from the down-and-dirty blues belting she specialized in throughout her time with Shirley, reconnecting slightly to her singer/songwriter beginning while emphasizing deep soul roots. Despite opening with the tight Memphis groove of "Might as Well Smile," most of the album is grandly introspective -- majestic brooding ballads with a clear debt to early Elton John. This cinematic landscape provides a nice contrast to Hart's raw, nervy vocals, accentuating the aching in her delivery. This emotional immediacy compensates for the sometimes elliptical songs, songs that take a little while to settle, but the risks Hart's taken on Better Than Home pay off: this is a distinctive, ambitious record that takes advantage of her natural talents in surprising ways.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Michael Stevens, Producer - ROB MATHES, Producer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Beth Hart, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
2015 Mascot Label Group/Provogue 2015 Mascot Label Group/Provogue
Michael Stevens, Producer - ROB MATHES, Producer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Beth Hart, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
2015 Mascot Label Group/Provogue 2015 Mascot Label Group/Provogue
Michael Stevens, Producer - ROB MATHES, Producer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Beth Hart, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
2015 Mascot Label Group/Provogue 2015 Mascot Label Group/Provogue
Michael Stevens, Producer - ROB MATHES, Producer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Beth Hart, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
2015 Mascot Label Group/Provogue 2015 Mascot Label Group/Provogue
Michael Stevens, Producer - ROB MATHES, Producer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Beth Hart, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
2015 Mascot Label Group/Provogue 2015 Mascot Label Group/Provogue
Michael Stevens, Producer - ROB MATHES, Producer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Beth Hart, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
2015 Mascot Label Group/Provogue 2015 Mascot Label Group/Provogue
Michael Stevens, Producer - ROB MATHES, Producer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Beth Hart, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
2015 Mascot Label Group/Provogue 2015 Mascot Label Group/Provogue
Michael Stevens, Producer - ROB MATHES, Producer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Beth Hart, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
2015 Mascot Label Group/Provogue 2015 Mascot Label Group/Provogue
Michael Stevens, Producer - ROB MATHES, Producer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Beth Hart, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
2015 Mascot Label Group/Provogue 2015 Mascot Label Group/Provogue
Michael Stevens, Producer - ROB MATHES, Producer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Beth Hart, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
2015 Mascot Label Group/Provogue 2015 Mascot Label Group/Provogue
Michael Stevens, Producer - ROB MATHES, Producer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Beth Hart, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
2015 Mascot Label Group/Provogue 2015 Mascot Label Group/Provogue
Michael Stevens, Producer - ROB MATHES, Producer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Beth Hart, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
2015 Mascot Label Group/Provogue 2015 Mascot Label Group/Provogue
Michael Stevens, Producer - ROB MATHES, Producer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Beth Hart, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
2015 Mascot Label Group/Provogue 2015 Mascot Label Group/Provogue
Album review
Separating from producer Kevin Shirley for the first time in three records, Beth Hart chose to work with Rob Mathes and Michael Stevens for 2015's Better Than Home. A change in producers helped Hart change direction, letting her depart from the down-and-dirty blues belting she specialized in throughout her time with Shirley, reconnecting slightly to her singer/songwriter beginning while emphasizing deep soul roots. Despite opening with the tight Memphis groove of "Might as Well Smile," most of the album is grandly introspective -- majestic brooding ballads with a clear debt to early Elton John. This cinematic landscape provides a nice contrast to Hart's raw, nervy vocals, accentuating the aching in her delivery. This emotional immediacy compensates for the sometimes elliptical songs, songs that take a little while to settle, but the risks Hart's taken on Better Than Home pay off: this is a distinctive, ambitious record that takes advantage of her natural talents in surprising ways.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:56:29
- Main artists: Beth Hart
- Composer: Beth Hart
- Label: Provogue
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Blues
2015 Mascot Label Group/Provogue 2015 Mascot Label Group/Provogue
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