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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: A fine night for Taylor Swift –
Taylor Swift's showing at the Country Music Association awards Wednesday night was no surprise. In some respects, it was invigorating to see someone who was not male and not around umpteen years like some of her male counterparts take home the biggest prize of the night, entertainer of the year. »»»
Concert Review: Radney Foster sparks a revival –
Radney Foster told fans that he came home from the University of the South one weekend early in his college career and told his parents in the wee hours of the morning that he wanted to quit college and head to Nashville to pursue a music career. His parents agreed...fortunately.
Three decades later, that resulted in Foster playing songs on this... »»»
Concert Review: Neko Case overcomes obstacles –
The opening of Neko Case's show was unusual to say the least. "I'm angry right now," said the red head. "We just had a big fight with the promoter. We're going to sing weird, but we're actually very happy to be here."
Making quite clear that she was not a happy camper, Case still channeled her musical energies... »»»
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