Carrie Rodriguez, Seven Angels on a Bicycle - 52m 3s

Tracks & Durations

1. Seven Angels On A Bicycle	5:59
2. Never Gonna Be Your Bride	3:09
3. Dirty Leather	4:20
4. He Ain't Jesus	4:21
5. Waterbound	4:19
6. '50S French Movie	3:01
7. I Don't Want To Play House Anymore	2:47
8. Before You Say Another Word	3:21
9. Big Kiss	5:56
10. Got Your Name On It	4:20
11. He's Already Gone	4:54
12. St. Peter's	5:30

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Review

Although this is officially singer/fiddler Carrie Rodriguez's solo debut, her musical mentor Chip Taylor--with whom she has recorded three previous discs of duets--is an integral ingredient. Taylor wrote or co-wrote all but one track and is also the album's producer. With Seven Angels on a Bicycle, the partnership that worked so well on Red Dog Tracks, The Trouble With Humans, and Let's Leave This Town has yielded another winner. The songs shift between folk, country, and even jazz, the latter aided by the amazing Bill Frisell, whose delicate, restrained textures and effects create an introspective mood as much as Rodriguez's lovely, sensitive voice. Much of this atmospheric release floats by with barely-there percussion, haunting tunes, and a languid yet exquisite sense of subtlety rare in contemporary music. Rodriguez goes into hoedown mode only once--on the frisky "Never Going to Be Your Bride"--but her fiddle colors these songs in muted shades that perfectly enhance their emotional concerns. She's a stirring singer--somewhat like Suzanne Vega--whose vocal innocence in tracks like "This Kiss" provides a perfect counterpoint for lyrics predominantly concerned with lost love and lovers. This is a stark, beautiful set of pensive songs that results in a low-key jewel of an album made for listening, not dancing. The talented Rodriguez needs no further proof that she is very much ready for prime time. --Hal Horowitz

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