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- Summary: The second full-length release for the singer-songwriter was recorded in Austin with producer Erik Wofford.
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- Record Label: Soundway
- Genre(s): Folk, Pop/Rock
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Dec 13, 2016Though a lot of this material might come from a damaged place, by foregrounding that, a defiant perseverance shines through on Heart Song. Williamson isn't revelling in self-pity--rather, by carving out her insides, she demonstrates agency, action and an embittered sense of hope.
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Dec 13, 2016Williamson’s voice is arresting, a haunted amalgam of Karen Dalton and Tanya Donnelly, but don’t it distract you from her very fine guitar work.
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MojoDec 13, 2016Heart Song dips deeper into drama, with additional electric guitar and heavier drums adding chiaroscuro to her patented slowburn. [Dec 2016, p.89]
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Dec 19, 2016Williamson has evolved subtly over her two records, and Heart Song lifts her finally and definitely out of the world of “folk” into something deeper, more uncanny, and out-of-time.
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UncutDec 13, 2016Low on cheer, but richly rewarding. [Dec 2016, p.38]