Hank bio, Price drop new sounds
Friday, March 25, 2016 – A movie soundtrack about Hank Williams and a Nashville-based singer who is old school are out today with new discs.
"I Saw the Light" is a music bio about Williams starring British actor Tom Hiddleston. He turns in covers of such songs as "hey Good Lookin'," "Move It On Over" and "Jambalaya." The disc also contains recordings by Eartha Kitt ("Santa Baby"), Eddy Arnold ("Anytime") and others.
Margo Price drops her debut with "Midwest Farmer's Daughter" on Third Man Records of Nashville. This is the first country act on the label, which happens to be owned by Jack White. Price recorded the 10 songs based on events in her life, which has seen some tough times as indicated by the song "Weekender" and "Hurtin (On the Bottle)." There's a lot of heartache in these songs.
More news for Margo Price
- 06/07/24: Price finds "Ways To Be Wicked"
- 10/13/23: Green, Price release new music
- 05/24/21: Simpson, Price, Shovels & Rope join MerleFest
- 01/10/19: Supergroup of Carlile, Shires apparently forms
- 05/15/18: Isbell snags four AMA nominations
- 01/29/18: Price keeps going Nowhere Fast
- 09/06/17: Price announces new CD, tour
- 07/27/17: Price drops surprise EP
CD reviews for Margo Price
Margo Price recorded "That's How Rumors Get Started" in Los Angeles, and it doesn't take long to pick up on a distinct El Lay sound driving this 10-song collection. The opener (and title track) finds Price sounding a lot like "Rumors" era Fleetwood Mac - specifically vocally echoing Stevie Nicks. Four songs in, with "Stone Me," Benmont Tench (of Tom Petty's Heartbreakers, one of Nicks' favorite bands) adds piano. "That's How Rumors Get ...
Margo Price's surprise EP, "Weakness," is a pleasant surprise, indeed. It may be concise, but it's packed tightly with good stuff.
The project's title cut is a bit confessional and finds Price admitting, "Sometimes my weakness is stronger than me." Price sings it like a down home cowgirl, over a toe-tapping beat. She follows this upbeat track with a moody piece called "Just Like Love," which is played in a minor key, and is a "Jolene"-esque meditation. ...
You don't hear much from singers like Margo Price any more. When she's singing of the farm in the leadoff "Hands of Time," she's not singing some type of stultifying, reverse bro country song. Nope, she's talking about losing the family farm, her father having to work second shift in a prison and buying back the farm.
To say that Price is an anomaly would be a profound understatement. Fortunate to have friends in high places (that would be one Jack White, owner of ...
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