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Title: I didn't want to like it but...
Review: I really was prepared to dislike this album. You know, cool indie rocker works with country legend and the hype machine kicks in overdrive. I mean, give me a break. Who cares? But, sadly for me preconceptions and happily for my cd player, this is far greater then the sum of it parts. The hype is justified, not because of the personnel, but because of the music. For me it exceeds any of the previous output of the two principals. The simple chord changes and melodies of Loretta's obviously country tunes strips the pretense right out of White's indie rock, and his production and arrangements give the tunes a unique (for her, anyway) and agreeable edge. I don't know if this would work again, but for now this album is a great reprieve for those of us who miss the first wave of alt-country (when it was still alt-country, not shoegazers in cowboy shirts).
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