Description
Less concerned with country radio that no longer has a place for her, Carpenter has dug deeper into the contemporary folk influences that marked her earliest work. With these versions she’s clearly looking for a more intimate perspective on her songs, paying closer attention to the nuances of the lyrics and the lives of her characters. This is a record Carpenter could not have made when she was younger, and it documents her entering her fifth decade as a musician with the intelligence, passion, and unpretentious literacy that has always been the hallmark of her best work.
