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Jan 18, 2012Concrete is modern and polished, yet makes no attempt to disguise the influence of the Texas country tradition in its heartfelt performances.
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Sep 6, 2011The songs chronicle wrecked relationships from all sides, with Sweeney usually coming out on the losing end.
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Aug 22, 2011Sweeney just gets the economy of country songwriting and the presence that the best country singers possess, and that innate understanding makes Concrete a tremendous, heady record.
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Sep 29, 2011Concrete is gritty but so watered down by contemporary Nashville arrangements that nothing sticks.
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Aug 18, 2011The album is a winning mix of traditional and contemporary: her arrangements are often performed with pedal steel and electric guitar, and the age-old problems of infidelity and heavy drinking are represented with modern twists.
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Oct 5, 2011This Texas-bred singer knows how to convey heartfelt and complex emotions with one clever turn of a phrase.