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- Summary: The second solo album for the alt-country singer who was one-half of Freakwater was produced by Tara Jane O'Neil.
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- Record Label: Thrill Jockey
- Genre(s): Country, Folk, Singer/Songwriter, Americana, Pop/Rock, Neo-Traditional Folk, International, Appalachian, North American Traditions
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MagnetOct 1, 2012Arriving ten years after her solo debut, Little Heater has managed to take the anachronistic qualities of Irwin's sound and imbue them with real relevance. [No.91 p.55]
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Sep 27, 2012The arrival of Little Heater, only Irwin's second solo album, is therefore a notable event, and nothing about it disappoints.
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UncutOct 26, 2012These stark, largely unadorned folk-country songs are given added edge by Irwin's faintly metallic voice, with delicate shadings from the like of producer and multi-instrumental wizz Tara Jane O'Neil and pedal steeler Marc Orleans. [Dec 2012, p.72]
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Sep 27, 2012At its best, Little Heater transports you to a dark world full of pain, loss and music so beautiful that it makes the trip not just worthwhile, but necessary.
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Sep 27, 2012These intimate performances are not made for the masses or background listening, and are all the more potent for that.
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Dec 3, 2012Banjo, pedal steel, and fiddle show up on cue here and there with lovely results, but never to the point of distracting from the album's foundation of Irwin and her acoustic guitar just singing away their woes to each other.
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Feb 19, 2013Though hardly the type of platter meant to accompany any sort of festive gathering, Little Heater still manages to stir the senses.