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While
Mary Chapin Carpenter
enjoyed an impressive run of hits on the country charts during the 1990s, it was always clear that she was a folk-influenced singer/songwriter who found a way to coexist with Nashville rather than an artist whose first goal was landing singles on country radio. Now that
Carpenter
has left the major labels, she seems more than willing to let the country side of her musical personality fade, and her 11th studio album, 2010's
The Age of Miracles
, is a literate and thoughtful set of songs that speak to the concerns of the heart and soul with equal portions of compassion and intelligence. The audience that made
"Down at the Twist and Shout"
and
"Shut Up and Kiss Me"
chart favorites aren't likely to embrace
, but as a personal work it's as affecting as anything she's ever cut and one of her most lyrically ambitious sets to date. While
"I Put My Ring Back On"
is an honest and moving testimony of the ways love can ebb and flow,
"I Have a Need for Solitude"
is just as compelling in its demand for love on one's own terms, and both have more to say about how relationships work in the real word than you're likely to hear on any other album from 2010.
"Mrs. Hemingway"
is a lovely, nuanced bit of storytelling, while
"4 June, 1989,"
told from the perspective of a young Chinese soldier ordered to clear the protesters from Tiananmen Square, puts a fresh and deeply human twist on a story we imagine we already know.
produced the album in collaboration with
Matt Rollings
, and the album's approach is subtle, with the musicians showing respect for the dynamics of the arrangements and supporting
's gentle but assured vocals rather than drowning them out.
doesn't sound especially concerned with how much product she'll move on
; instead, she's made an album that speaks with honesty and clarity about the mysteries of love and fate, and she communicates well enough that it's hard to imagine anyone who has ever thought about the ways life can turn on a dime not being moved by the beauty of this music. ~ Mark Deming
Mary Chapin Carpenter
enjoyed an impressive run of hits on the country charts during the 1990s, it was always clear that she was a folk-influenced singer/songwriter who found a way to coexist with Nashville rather than an artist whose first goal was landing singles on country radio. Now that
Carpenter
has left the major labels, she seems more than willing to let the country side of her musical personality fade, and her 11th studio album, 2010's
The Age of Miracles
, is a literate and thoughtful set of songs that speak to the concerns of the heart and soul with equal portions of compassion and intelligence. The audience that made
"Down at the Twist and Shout"
and
"Shut Up and Kiss Me"
chart favorites aren't likely to embrace
, but as a personal work it's as affecting as anything she's ever cut and one of her most lyrically ambitious sets to date. While
"I Put My Ring Back On"
is an honest and moving testimony of the ways love can ebb and flow,
"I Have a Need for Solitude"
is just as compelling in its demand for love on one's own terms, and both have more to say about how relationships work in the real word than you're likely to hear on any other album from 2010.
"Mrs. Hemingway"
is a lovely, nuanced bit of storytelling, while
"4 June, 1989,"
told from the perspective of a young Chinese soldier ordered to clear the protesters from Tiananmen Square, puts a fresh and deeply human twist on a story we imagine we already know.
produced the album in collaboration with
Matt Rollings
, and the album's approach is subtle, with the musicians showing respect for the dynamics of the arrangements and supporting
's gentle but assured vocals rather than drowning them out.
doesn't sound especially concerned with how much product she'll move on
; instead, she's made an album that speaks with honesty and clarity about the mysteries of love and fate, and she communicates well enough that it's hard to imagine anyone who has ever thought about the ways life can turn on a dime not being moved by the beauty of this music. ~ Mark Deming
While
Mary Chapin Carpenter
enjoyed an impressive run of hits on the country charts during the 1990s, it was always clear that she was a folk-influenced singer/songwriter who found a way to coexist with Nashville rather than an artist whose first goal was landing singles on country radio. Now that
Carpenter
has left the major labels, she seems more than willing to let the country side of her musical personality fade, and her 11th studio album, 2010's
The Age of Miracles
, is a literate and thoughtful set of songs that speak to the concerns of the heart and soul with equal portions of compassion and intelligence. The audience that made
"Down at the Twist and Shout"
and
"Shut Up and Kiss Me"
chart favorites aren't likely to embrace
, but as a personal work it's as affecting as anything she's ever cut and one of her most lyrically ambitious sets to date. While
"I Put My Ring Back On"
is an honest and moving testimony of the ways love can ebb and flow,
"I Have a Need for Solitude"
is just as compelling in its demand for love on one's own terms, and both have more to say about how relationships work in the real word than you're likely to hear on any other album from 2010.
"Mrs. Hemingway"
is a lovely, nuanced bit of storytelling, while
"4 June, 1989,"
told from the perspective of a young Chinese soldier ordered to clear the protesters from Tiananmen Square, puts a fresh and deeply human twist on a story we imagine we already know.
produced the album in collaboration with
Matt Rollings
, and the album's approach is subtle, with the musicians showing respect for the dynamics of the arrangements and supporting
's gentle but assured vocals rather than drowning them out.
doesn't sound especially concerned with how much product she'll move on
; instead, she's made an album that speaks with honesty and clarity about the mysteries of love and fate, and she communicates well enough that it's hard to imagine anyone who has ever thought about the ways life can turn on a dime not being moved by the beauty of this music. ~ Mark Deming
Mary Chapin Carpenter
enjoyed an impressive run of hits on the country charts during the 1990s, it was always clear that she was a folk-influenced singer/songwriter who found a way to coexist with Nashville rather than an artist whose first goal was landing singles on country radio. Now that
Carpenter
has left the major labels, she seems more than willing to let the country side of her musical personality fade, and her 11th studio album, 2010's
The Age of Miracles
, is a literate and thoughtful set of songs that speak to the concerns of the heart and soul with equal portions of compassion and intelligence. The audience that made
"Down at the Twist and Shout"
and
"Shut Up and Kiss Me"
chart favorites aren't likely to embrace
, but as a personal work it's as affecting as anything she's ever cut and one of her most lyrically ambitious sets to date. While
"I Put My Ring Back On"
is an honest and moving testimony of the ways love can ebb and flow,
"I Have a Need for Solitude"
is just as compelling in its demand for love on one's own terms, and both have more to say about how relationships work in the real word than you're likely to hear on any other album from 2010.
"Mrs. Hemingway"
is a lovely, nuanced bit of storytelling, while
"4 June, 1989,"
told from the perspective of a young Chinese soldier ordered to clear the protesters from Tiananmen Square, puts a fresh and deeply human twist on a story we imagine we already know.
produced the album in collaboration with
Matt Rollings
, and the album's approach is subtle, with the musicians showing respect for the dynamics of the arrangements and supporting
's gentle but assured vocals rather than drowning them out.
doesn't sound especially concerned with how much product she'll move on
; instead, she's made an album that speaks with honesty and clarity about the mysteries of love and fate, and she communicates well enough that it's hard to imagine anyone who has ever thought about the ways life can turn on a dime not being moved by the beauty of this music. ~ Mark Deming
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