Stereogum says: “For such a ceaselessly aggressive band, there’s a huge dynamic
range here; they shift from runaway-train speed to slo-mo churn to discordant midtempo freakouts, making the transitions feel as natural and effortless as an world-class athlete’s graceful body contortions.
Their fury would drown out a lesser frontperson, but Kelly commands the mic with enough unbound personality to shine through the chaos.”
Australia’s THE MUSIC website: “Mega riffs ready to send a festival crowd into raptures? Tick. A riotous celebration of the joys of getting back on the road? Sure. Rock anthems that address the weird place we find ourselves, with personal privacy and the pale blue dot we
call home under threat from dark forces? Several.”
TUTV: 31 minutes of running rock amok, producing as many licks, hooks and riffs,
possible in that short time. No arty farty baloney. No ego wanderings. No unnecessary digressions.
Only combusting rock and bloody roll. They take a breather (well, sort of) on
2 tracks, Real Love and lullaby Warped but ‘Easing Out Of Control’‘s dominating
racket is roisterous and boisterous.
UNCUT Magazine (British glossy music monthly): “Williams reveals her chief preoccupation: America and where it stands today. Her natural impulse is to channel compassion, concern, empathy and anxiety in a batch of wise songs that know their past and present but refuse to crumple or compromise.
One year into Donald Trump’s second term, Williams knows people need to feel their woes
are acknowledged and understood, and more so, that they need hope for a kinder future.
The music is straight and soothing, a band coming together in a rootsy salve as Williams returns to a favourite theme, deliverance through music. She is engaged in nothing less
than a battle for America’s soul.”
Williams: “We are here to bear witness to this monstrous sickness.”
TUTV: If you have any kind of common sense, you’re disgusted by that orange dictator’s damaging politics in the White House. First of all, all the not-brainwashed Americans, of course, but also at least half of the world despises him because of his authoritarian
‘Me, Myself and I‘ politics.
Lucinda Williams is one of those millions of Americans who are sick of this MAGA cult POTUS. She embeds her rage into a series of most captivating songs, sonically, vocaly and lyrically. World’s Gone Wrong is both a worrying, candid, and sharp-observing record. Don’t miss it.
CLASH MAGAZINE says: “With as many albums in this century as in the last, ‘Yeah Yeah Yeah’ finds Cast building on the momentum of the previous two years with both confidence and quality. Refusing to trade solely on nostalgia, it’s a beefed-up version of their best selves. Long may their positivity last.”
TUTV: When someone says Cast I say “Fine Time,” referring to their
995 debut single. Yep, the former Britpop stars, led by former The La‘s
member John Power, have been playing around for more than 3 decades.
And they didn’t lose their appetite for feel-good, easy-going, joyful tunes, at all.
YYY features 10 jangly guitar pop songs. Simple but oh so catchingly infectious. Cast have no ambition to reinvent the rock wheel, they just wanna entertain us.
Mission accomplished.
“This album is the culmination somewhat, since the beginning of writing
these words down. i would like to thank everybody in my life, past, present,
and future, for simply being in my life.”
TUTV: Think of the early raw rockin’ days of Evan Dando and his Lemonheads. Contagious melodies embedded in a swamp of high-energized tuines. At times chaotic, ramshackle and distorted, but hey, that’s DIY garage rock for you, folks. No arty farty production, no superfluous special effects. Direct, raw and rough. Love it.
Press info: “Gone Wrong captures Williams responding to global and personal upheaval through deeply human songs that balance grit with grace. Joined by Mavis Staples, Norah Jones, and Brittney Spencer, she channels blues, country, and rock traditions into something profoundly of its time — a reminder of music’s power to witness, resist, and heal.”
UNCUT Magazine (British glossy music monthly): “Williams reveals her chief preoccupation: America and where it stands today. Her natural impulse is to channel compassion, concern, empathy and anxiety in a batch of wise songs that know their past and present but refuse to crumple or compromise.
One year into Donald Trump’s second term, Williams knows people need to feel their woes
are acknowledged and understood, and more so, that they need hope for a kinder future.
The music is straight and soothing, a band coming together in a rootsy salve as Williams returns to a favourite theme, deliverance through music. She is engaged in nothing less
than a battle for America’s soul.”
Williams: “We are here to bear witness to this monstrous sickness.”
TUTV: If you have any kind of common sense, you’re disgusted by that orange dictator’s damaging politics in the White House. First of all, all the not-brainwashed Americans, of course, but also at least half of the world despises him because of his ‘Me, Myself and I‘ politics.
Lucinda Williams is one of those millions of Americans who are sick of this MAGA cult POTUS. She embeds her rage into a series of most captivating songs, sonically, vocaly and lyrically. World’s Gone Wrong is both a worrying, candid, and sharp-observing record. Don’t miss it.
Celebrated 70-year-old Americana star LUCINDA WILLIAMS will make her longtime fans
very happy this summer with her 15th album, baptized STORIES FROM A ROCK N ROLL HEART ,and planned to come out on June 30. Pre-order info here.
Lead single NEW YORK COMEBACK featuring Bruce Springsteen
and Patty Scialfa is a rockin’ footstomper. Classic stuff.
Compelling singer/songwriter SHARON VAN ETTEN celebrates
the 10th anniversary of her sophomore album TEN with a double
covers LP called epic TEN.
The record features, besides the original LP, notable artists covering
one of the 10 tracks. Among the contributors are Fiona Apple, Lucinda
Willams, Big Red Machine, Idles (yes, the Bristol punks), and six more.
American rock/folk/country legend Lucinda Williams‘s version
of Save Yourself stands out because of her magnific and warm
Americana voice.