The Alberta blues singer/songwriter gets deep and rich on her fifth
album, with a set of songs that reach back decades for their Southern
feel, yet feature a solid, modern smartness. Working with producer Steve
Dawson and his cast of roots stalwarts, the ensemble swings throughout,
while letting Danser's rich, smooth voice shine. She has a really
mellow tone in a lower register, which works very well with the woody
grooves the band cooks up.
Some of her tunes
are in homage to classic styles, including Memphis, Tennessee, which
could be a theme song or travelogue anthem for the city, with Dawson's
slide and Jim Hoke's harp leading the way. Her cover of Sam McGhee'
Chevrolet Blues has a great country blues swing to it, with fiddle from
Matt Combs. But she also offers her own modern takes, Kansas City Blues
set in a snowstorm, our singer "broke, worn and tired", but definitely
in the 21st century. For all the rich history Danser calls on, her other
foot is equally planted in today's melting pot of blues and roots.
No comments:
Post a Comment