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Oct 11, 2019As vocalists and songwriters, Kacy & Clayton have proven to be as consistently satisfying and emotionally resonant as anyone in contemporary folk, and Carrying On finds them making their homeland very proud indeed.
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Oct 1, 2019This is the fifth album in nine years from the still-young Saskatchewan folk duo, and it continues their sustained level of excellence.
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Oct 1, 2019Even with the dark lyrics, which at times overshadow some strong poetry, this album is a great listen due to Kacy’s lovely, lilting voice and Clayton’s all-over-the-fretboard guitar playing. And, for all the ballyhoo about moving to a full band sound, the rhythm section support is mostly subtle and Kacy and Clayton rightly assume the duo spotlight, as Tweedy stayed hands off, knowing that Kacy and Clayton had the songs and the chops.
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MojoOct 1, 2019The duo shine as a beacon of warm and quirky outsiderdom in a rising tide of cookie-cutter Nashville Americana. [Nov 2019, p.90]
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Jan 10, 2020Despite their feelings of imbalance, Kacy & Clayton are musically symmetrical. Kacy's voice, the primary vocals heard throughout the album, are aerial feats, with her voice soaring over Clayton's deft fingerpicking.
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UncutOct 1, 2019It's a warm, beguiling set that tips its hat to roots music interpreters as disparate as Hoyt Axton, Fairport Convention, Dolly Parton, The Byrds and Bobbie Gentry, wile also tapping Cajun fiddle music and the work of Ralph Mooney. [Nov 2019, p.23]