Little Heater
Catherine Irwin’s second solo album is a showcase for her considerable writing skills both musically and lyrically as well as her singular performance style. Little Heater combines raw and unadorned vocals with lush countrypolitan-style productions: gorgeous string sections, pedal steel guitar and dense layers of vocal harmonies. Lyrics follow the themes of old-time music — loss, despair, self-destruction and delusion — but the references and turns of phrase are entirely modern and entirely Catherine’s. As she did on 2002’s spare and haunting Cut Yourself a Switch, or as she has done as the primary songwriter in Freakwater, Catherine aims her laser wit into the dark corners of the human condition.
Product Features
- Ships in Certified Frustration-Free Packaging
Loading...
Fans of Freakwater, you must have this.
Stellar, as always While we wait for the next Freakwater CD to appear in 2013 (their first in 8 years), this great record bridges the gap. Catherine Irwin is, in my opinion, the most consistently great songwriter going. Going back to listen to “Louisville Lip” on or “Hero/Heroine” on or “My Old Drunk Friend” on…