The Highwomen
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CRITIC REVIEWS
89
Of this album’s 12 graceful, all equally important tracks, several bring new content to the country table.
83
Their focus on meaningful songwriting and infectious camaraderie lead to a project whose sum is greater than its parts.
80
What’s most impressive about The Highwomen... is how artfully, and matter-of-factly, it engages social issues.
80
The message, which is implicit nearly as often as it's explicit, may be at the forefront of The Highwomen, but the record's resonance lies in its deep emotions and sense of craft.
80
The album is both a call for change and a celebration of women in country music.
75
Rather than being a generation-defining statement, The Highwomen is merely a solid album of country songs created by some of the most talented women (and men) working today.
70
The Highwomen serves as a fitting thesis statement for the project, using the aesthetics of neotrad-country to unpack the group’s feminist concerns.
70
This is a much needed shot in the arm from talented female singer-songwriters.
70
While The Highwomen may not quite live up to its individual members best work, the group and their various collaborators and guest stars all bring strong songs and enthusiasm to the project.
60
Four voices aren’t always stronger than one, and the collegiate nature of the record leaves one yearning for a little more single-mindedness.
"if she ever leaves me" should be considered a hate crime, not because it's written entirely by straight people but because it's corny as hell and brandi deserves better.
anyways this feels like music for people that think they're too good for pistol annies. it's not terrible but it's not nearly as good as it thinks it is.
anyways this feels like music for people that think they're too good for pistol annies. it's not terrible but it's not nearly as good as it thinks it is.
The opening track is epic. That’s storytelling at its finest! Everything else is a hit or a miss. This is just their warm up I feel. This seems so genuine and authentic.
Best tracks:
If she ever leaves me
Crowded table
Highwomen
My only child
Best tracks:
If she ever leaves me
Crowded table
Highwomen
My only child
A mixed bag of country, folk and Americana, but production wise, all of these elements feel uninspired and uninteresting. The vocals are not good too because their voices sound so different.
Track List
- Highwomen
- Redesigning Women
- Loose Change
- Crowded Table
- My Name Can't Be Mama
- If She Ever Leaves Me
- Old Soul
- Don't Call Me
- My Only Child
- Heaven Is a Honky Tonk
- Cocktail and a Song
- Wheels of Laredo
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Added on: July 19, 2019
