First Listen: New Releases for February 19
This is a weird week of "Very Good." Album of the Week : Artist : Carrie Rodriguez Album : Lola Quick Description : Veteran rootsy singer-songwriter goes a little political and a lot bilingual in a collection of originals and Mexican classics. Why You Should Listen : You enjoyed, for example, Leyla McCalla's album from a while back, and don't mind some Spanish language in your Tex-Mex. Overall Thoughts : I won't lie, I do tend to struggle with non-English lyrics in my music. I don't pay attention to lyrics much as it is, but the ability to sing along even if I'm not paying too much notice to the words is always a plus. I've been a fan of Carrie Rodriguez for some time now even though I'm not great at keeping up with her output, and even the album cover alone demands some attention. The English language songs shine through quite a bit here, for sure - "Z" is a smirking take on racial perceptions and country music in general, ...