Sierra Hull - Daybreak (2011) flac

Tracklist:

[3:26] 01. Sierra Hull - Easy Come, Easy Go
[3:13] 02. Sierra Hull - Don't Pick Me Up
[2:35] 03. Sierra Hull - All Because Of You
[3:22] 04. Sierra Hull - Bombshell
[2:59] 05. Sierra Hull - Best Buy
[2:43] 06. Sierra Hull - I'll Always Be Waiting For You
[2:58] 07. Sierra Hull - The Land Of Living
[2:51] 08. Sierra Hull - What Do You Say?
[2:32] 09. Sierra Hull - Tell Me Tomorrow
[4:04] 10. Sierra Hull - Daybreak
[2:41] 11. Sierra Hull - Chasin' Skies
[3:22] 12. Sierra Hull - Wouldn't Matter To Me

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ABOUT THE ALBUM
1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
Total length: 00:36:39
Main artist: Sierra Hull
Composer: Various Composers
Label: Universal Music Group International
Genre: Blues/Country/Folk, Country
© 2011 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
℗ 2011 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group

There are lots of musicians on the bluegrass scene who play traditional, straight-ahead bluegrass, and some who combine it with elements of modern acoustic jazz and country music, but there are few who move back and forth from straight-ahead bluegrass to newgrass fusion with as much grace and as little obvious effort as Sierra Hull does. On her second album, she presents a program that includes seven original songs, and it's hard to know where to start in praising her: she has a voice as clear and carefully modulated as that of a young Alison Krauss; her songs are rooted in tradition but full of sly and subtle complications that will take any careful listener by delighted surprise, and her mandolin playing is a thrilling combination of sparkling precision and jazzy abandon. For acid-grass fans there's the rock-solid but creamily smooth "Don't Pick Me Up," a 1950s-style uptempo abandonment plaint; for those who miss the halcyon days of Grisman-Rice-styled New Acoustic Music, there's the brilliant instrumental "Bombshell" (listen to that mandolin solo, for crying out loud); and for those who think they have her pegged, there's a little slice of hot Western swing called "Best Buy." And everything else on the album falls somewhere along that bluegrass-newgrass-jazz spectrum, except for the title track, which is a stunningly pretty acoustic pop ballad. Not bad at all for a 19-year-old; in fact, it would have been a proud achievement for someone with 20 years in the business. It's hard to imagine how she'll top this one.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo


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