Why Shelby Lynne is not a bigger star is beyond me. For over two decades, she has consistently produced some of the finest music you can find. She has now returned with her newest release, Revelation Road<\/i>. Several tracks are currently available on iTunes and the CD will be released October 18.<\/p>\n
Lynne began her recording career during 1988, and after issuing six albums, she oddly received the 2001 Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Her most successful album to date was her 2008 tribute to Dusty Springfield titled Just A Little Lovin\u2019.<\/i><\/p>\n
2010 was a busy year, as she released two studio albums on her newly formed label, Everso Records. This has enabled her to take full control of her career. Her latest album was written, performed, and produced by her, so it is all hers, for better or worse.<\/p>\n
Revelation Road<\/i> is her most personal album to date, finding Lynne looking into her past for songs of loss and self-examination and her future for some songs of comfort and hope. The music treads the line between alternative country and Americana pop. It is not quite stripped down to basics but acoustic guitars form the foundation upon which she builds her sound. The music and lyrics rotate between harsh and beautiful, which serves to enhance both styles.<\/p>\n
The title song is the first track and establishes the theme of the album. Now in her early forties, she is attempting to find personal redemption from her music. Through her lyrics she is disclosing and revealing her soul and inviting the listener to accompany her on the journey.<\/p>\n
Once in a while, she expands outward musically. \u201cEven Angels\u201d is a comfortable and easy going music track but the vocal gets very bluesy. \u201cI Don\u2019t Need A Reason To Cry\u201d was assembled well as there is overdubbing, plus some of the guitar sounds match the tone of her vocals. \u201cHeaven\u2019s Only Days Down The Road\u201d is an edgy gospel number.<\/p>\n
The highlight is \u201cI\u2019ll Hold Your Hand,\u201d which is constructed as a lullaby. It presents both sides of the album as it explores the hard life but ultimately finds comfort. \u201cTomorrow\u2019s Sunday, come and rest you soul\u201d are contained in the lyrics and form a nice summary of the album\u2019s ultimate message and intent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":30758,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"artist":[6310],"rating":[5617],"class_list":["post-42432","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-shelby-lynne","rating-rating-b-plus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/42432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42432"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/42432\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42432"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=42432"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=42432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}