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- Summary: The 11th full-length release for the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter was produced by Dave Cobb.
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- Record Label: CN Records
- Genre(s): Folk
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Jul 20, 2018Like most of her work, McKenna’s latest is a family-centered collection of rootsy folk songs, and as usual, she finds profundity in the ordinary moments of everyday life. McKenna’s attention to detail, and the way she makes universal sentiments suddenly, and piercingly, specific, are why her songs are special enough to have earned the deep respect of her fellow folk singers, and to have caught the ear of the big-ticket country stars who have recorded them.
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Jul 20, 2018The arrangements are deceptively simple and allow McKenna lots of open space to express herself. Cobb understands the sophisticated musical rhetoric of appearing effortless. McKenna tosses off the lyrics as if she's just singing to a friend. She impresses by not trying to impress.
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Jul 20, 2018Her songwriting and lyrics are truthfully captivating and fascinatingly realistic.
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Jul 20, 2018It’s an album for grown-ups, contemplative and wise.
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Dec 11, 2018Subtlety is the strength of The Tree: it can be heard as soothing, healing music, but its real rewards reveal themselves through close listening.
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Jul 20, 2018The wisdom she imparts across the songs that follow is profound in its simplicity, but it still needs to be heard: McKenna’s omniscient narrators are simultaneously understanding toward their subjects and interrogating toward themselves, a generosity of spirit that, when paired with Cobb’s thoughtful, subtle arrangements, is a quiet yet welcome tonic to the current landscape.
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