Kasey Chambers plans Sugar Hill release
Friday, June 20, 2008 – Kasey Chambers will release her next album with Shane Nicholson through Sugar Hill Records. "Rattlin' Bones" will be the title of the disc.
"The record is done, but we're in the process of setting a street date," said Sugar Hill publicist Donica Christensen. The disc came out in Australia in April.
Chambers released her previous albums in this country on Warner.
CD reviews for Kasey Chambers
Barricades & Brickwalls
To paraphrase the disc's title track, "barricades and brickwalls won't stop" Kasey Chambers on the road to success. The 25-year-old Australian's second solo album is a terrific set of music that projects both a Lucinda Williams-like grittiness and a youthful vulnerability. The terrifically tough-talking title track opens the disc with a knockout punch, and then she reveals her softer, more sensitive side on the second tune, the poignant "Not Pretty Enough." Throughout the record she nicely laces »»» |
The Captain
This 24-year-old native of the Australian outback is a big star in her home country, but over here she's just an Americana artist. Aside from the obvious irony, that also means that she isn't going to achieve stardom in the USA, since she won't easily fit into the required marketing niche. That's not for any lack of quality. Chambers has a voice that's about halfway between Neko Case and Nanci Griffith. Her songs feature twangy guitar and occasionally instruments like dobro and fiddle, but »»» |
Editorial: American Idol's Carrie Underwood can sing –
If anyone saw the Super Bowl – what a great great game that was – they would have heard American Idol winner and country superstar Carrie Underwood sing the National Anthem. Underwood did with her voice what Kelly Clarkson did last week with her written words – give it to Scott Borchetta, the head of Big Machine Records,, who tried defending Taylor Swift by knocking American Idol performers. »»»
Concert Review: McBride, Adkins shine sometimes –
As Martina McBride pointed out, the pairing of the country singer with Trace Adkins on their current jaunt was surprising. After all, she's of diva-quality voice, petite, non-controversial unless you call singing songs that empower women controversial. Adkins, on the other hand, has not been afraid to speak his mind with a kick butt attitude.... »»»
Concert Review: Eilen Jewell wears her musical hats well –
Eilen Jewell wears a lot of musical hats. The Idaho native, who now lives in Boston, fronts the Eilen (ee-lin) Jewell Band, a pretty much traditional country band. She's a member the Sacred Shakers, an octet doing gospel country with a country beat. And she has yet another project, Butcher Holler, covering Loretta Lynn songs.... »»»
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