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- Summary: The folk artist reworks Mariah Carey's "Shake It Off" and Tim McGraw's "My Old Friend" on his debut release with the Nonesuch label.
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- Record Label: Nonesuch
- Genre(s): Folk, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Neo-Traditional Folk
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May 14, 2013No longer fumbling through novice flubs, Bright Sunny South features the most accomplished musicianship of Amidon’s career.
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May 13, 2013It is not one thing (folk) or the other (post-rock, post-classical experiment) or even, really a blend of the two, but rather something fresh and idiosyncratic and worth exploring.
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May 13, 2013A strange but compelling set.
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May 17, 2013There’s a melancholic elegance in Amidon’s pieces that express nuanced forms of sadness, and as demonstrated in songs like Short Life and Pharaoh, sublime chamber arrangements spruce up those feelings of sorrow.
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May 23, 2013What he does well here, and has always done well, is to embody traditional music; its harmony, its lyrical themes, and at the same time imbue the music with a vitality that never feels forced or disrespectful of its roots.
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May 23, 2013The track [“Weeping Mary”] isn’t as simple as it seems, yet it works nicely as just-a-folk-song, the sort of approach that Amidon’s been refining for a decade now. Bright Sunny South is full of these unhurried, easy moments, and succeeds because of it.
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May 22, 2013Amidon’s plaintive, boyish vocals make up in character what they lack in uniqueness.
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