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Tambourine-wielding 23-year-old Tennessean Caitlin Rose had musical antennae wagging at the beginning of the year with her debut EP, Dead Flowers: an opening salvo which evinced a refreshingly ballsy yet ingenuous approach to the country idiom. One national newspaper dubbed her "the most exciting act in Nashville right now," which might be regarded as small beer by more cynical observers of contemporary country's mawkish power ballad predilection, although it should certainly have had fellow Nashvillians Lambchop and Cortney Tidwell looking to their laurels.
Delivering on that precocious promise, Rose's debut long-player actually reins in her EP's feistier extremes somewhat to deliver 10 tracks of timeless, simply adorned (albeit by some dextrously restrained Music Row stalwarts) song-craft which, while they certainly doff a 10-gallon hat to the country canon, never seem constrained by Nashville tropes, old or new. Sure, there are sobbing pedal steel guitars and twanging Telecaster licks, but for the most part the sound is based on unfussy acoustic guitars, brushed drums and slivers of Hammond organ, all in service of Rose's keening, compelling vocals.
Jaunty opener Learning to Ride is an elegant exemplar of this approachable indie/country/pop hybrid, while the less sunny Own Side offers a different lesson in crisp, country-rock economy. For the Rabbits, meanwhile, is a 1950s-tinged ballad bathed in delicious vibrato guitars; like Wanda Jackson covering Laura Veirs.
Much has been made of Rose's singing voice, a thing of yearning clarity which can't help but summon the ghost of country grand dames like Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, although she also brings a dreamier, Linda Ronstadt-like quality to the wistful New York City and there's more than a hint of Lucinda Williams' lived-in ache on the bruised Sinful Wishing Well–no mean achievement for such a stripling chanteuse.
Lyrically, she's perspicacious beyond her years, too. Indeed, the elongated smoking metaphor that pervades sprightly Shanghai Cigarettes (concluding with the poignant payoff couplet: "Trying to quit will make you wish you didn't start / 'Cos the pack is as empty as the hole in your heart") is worthy of George Jones in his pomp.
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Debut album from young country singer-songwriter Caitlin Rose, following her successful EP, Dead Flowers.
Hailing from Nashville, Tennessee--the home of country--Rose has the music in her veins, but makes the genre her own through the honesty of her lyrics and her unique performance style. This, coupled with her age (she was only 16 when this album was recorded), make her music a breath of fresh air, and something genuinely new on the country scene.
Hailing from Nashville, Tennessee--the home of country--Rose has the music in her veins, but makes the genre her own through the honesty of her lyrics and her unique performance style. This, coupled with her age (she was only 16 when this album was recorded), make her music a breath of fresh air, and something genuinely new on the country scene.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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Caitlin Rose is a country girl.. but this album isn't as 'country' as the press will have you believe, to me its just a great pop album in the style of all those great 70's records by Fleetwood Mac, Jackson Browne or Emmylou Harris ...sure it has it roots in country but its crossed over into a bigger place.
its a whole album listen and gets better and better with every visit...
its a whole album listen and gets better and better with every visit...
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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saw this girl last year and was blown away by her voice and her stories and spunky personality, then she was solo and raw but the songs were still touching and beautiful.
ive been really impressed with this album.. its really lush without being too sweet,the production is subtle and it lets the songs and voice really fly.
its all seem so effortless -the lyrics are just so brilliantly delivered- every listen gives up a new fantastic line to impress,love it, love it, love it
ive been really impressed with this album.. its really lush without being too sweet,the production is subtle and it lets the songs and voice really fly.
its all seem so effortless -the lyrics are just so brilliantly delivered- every listen gives up a new fantastic line to impress,love it, love it, love it
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Following hot on the heels of last years excellent Dead Flowers EP where Caitlin Rose a great new prospect from Nashville, Tennessee set out her stall, we now have her full blown debut album "Own side now" to contend with. The entirety of it can be heard in full streaming on her on MySpace page and what a gem it is. Rose cites as her influences some impeccable artists not least Linda Ronstadt, Gram Parsons, The Replacements, Johnny Cash, Joni Mitchell and Elliott Smith. Echoes of all of these can be found on "Own side now" indeed the title track would have fitted perfectly on Ronstadt's "Hasten down the wind" and indeed the album is as much about Laurel Canyon as it is Nashville in terms of its sources. "For the Rabbits" alternatively has a bluesy feel where Rose exhorts us to "Fall back into my desperate arms/Fall back into routine disaster/ Because its better than spending all your nights alone". Further highlights include the wistful "Sinful wishing well" where Rose summons up a Patti Page style heartbreaker. "That's alright" is not a cover of the great Elvis Sun recording but a track in the linage of the great Hank Williams and is totally effortless. Throughout the songwriting on the album is top notch and for a 23 year old shows a wisdom beyond her years and a real ability to vary her plays. Thus "Shanghai Cigarettes" is rockier, with wry lyrics, excellent backing vocals from Jordan Caress and inevitably reminds you of Lucinda Williams circa "Car wheels on a gravel road". Finally "Coming up" the brilliant closer on the album is a signal that when Rose can match a classic song with a brilliant lyric she is unstoppable. It is here that the comparisons to country greats like Loretta Lynn truly stack up and the second half of the song has a guitar feel reminiscent to Flying Burrito Brothers and you sense that Gram Parsons would have thoroughly approved.
In other reviews I have commented what a great year 2010 is for female artists. New singers like Laura Marling, Anais Mitchell and Lissie have all released inspirational albums which should be sought out by the discerning Amazon reader. To this list now please add "Own Side Now" by Caitlin Rose. Like the flower that is her surname the songs on this albums vary from wild to cultivated but all have a rich individual quality and sense of intimacy. It will be fascinating to see in future albums how she develops her distinctive music, but for now we have a visible result staring us in the face and its a winner.
In other reviews I have commented what a great year 2010 is for female artists. New singers like Laura Marling, Anais Mitchell and Lissie have all released inspirational albums which should be sought out by the discerning Amazon reader. To this list now please add "Own Side Now" by Caitlin Rose. Like the flower that is her surname the songs on this albums vary from wild to cultivated but all have a rich individual quality and sense of intimacy. It will be fascinating to see in future albums how she develops her distinctive music, but for now we have a visible result staring us in the face and its a winner.
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New Queen of Country
This is a remarkable debut album.the quality of the songwriting belies her tender age. The title track, Own Side, along with Shangai cigarettes, Things change and Sinful Wishing... Read more
Published 7 months ago by chipper
Like a Lady Gram Parsons
There can be no doubt that Caitlin Rose was the finest female voice to emerge in 2010.
To describe her as a country artist really does limit her, although technically... Read more
To describe her as a country artist really does limit her, although technically... Read more
Published 8 months ago by countvoncampbell
what!!!!!!!
This has to be one of the more ridiculous album covers of the millenium. Makes the music kind of pointless
Published 18 months ago by bertthescribe
Caitlin Rose- Own Side Now
Astonishing first main album. Caitlin's voice is haunting. The title track is undoubtedly my favourite.
Published 19 months ago by Paul Tisi
Perfection
Caitlin Rose's Dead Flowers EP certainly generated a lot of "buzz" when it released; you might almost have thought we'd finally found the "new Patsy Cline". Read more
Published 19 months ago by IWFIcon
good but not sure this as good as the critics said
heard a couple of tracks on the Bob Harris show.Bought into the hype. It is on the right side on good but I guess it was never going to live up to the critical aclaim. Read more
Published 19 months ago by mikep
My Side Now
I've had Own Side Now for 3 weeks but thought I would wait a while before reviewing. This is an incredible CD. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Wickerman
Even better than the real thing?
Whilst I enjoyed listening to this undeniably good album, two things struck me about it. I really didn't get the sense of this being a country album proper. Read more
Published 21 months ago by G. R. Biddle
A new voice
I bought this CD after listening to a track on line. It is a really good first "proper" CD by this singer whose talent belies her tender years. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mike Mc Liverpool
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