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Feb 25, 2016Raitt's signature slide guitar is back out front; it shines throughout the recording. Her earthy singing voice, with just a hint of time's grain, is more disciplined and holds more emotional authority than ever before. It soars through a song collection balanced between rough, rowdy rockers and searing ballads.
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Feb 24, 2016Between the quality of the songs (five written or co-penned by Raitt, an unusually high number), the relaxed yet taut performances and Bonnie’s characteristic smooth whisky drawl, the appropriately titled Dig In Deep is another distinguished and near perfect entry into a classy, bulging catalog that has seen few missteps.
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Feb 25, 2016Like her heroes before her, B.B. King included, Raitt is clearly in it for the long haul, and not content to rely on past glory. Instead, she wisely digs Deep and her listeners are the better for it.
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Feb 19, 2016Dig in Deep prompts a fresh perspective on Raitt herself and a five-decade musical career that is still unfolding and revealing new facets.
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Jan 29, 2016Never mind dig in deep: this is an emotional excavation.
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Feb 24, 2016More often than not, she digs in deep sonically with her fellow players, but she digs in deep lyrically, too, making the words her own even when they’re someone else’s.
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Feb 26, 2016The album’s best moments aren’t when Raitt & Co. get lost in a nasty groove. Deep also features some of the most personal songs Raitt has ever recorded.... And it’s on those tunes where Raitt’s signature rasp and world-weary perspective cut deepest.
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Feb 24, 2016Dig in Deep treads familiar territory both musically and lyrically, but it bristles with energy and feels like an expertly paced live set by a singer and a band having an especially great night.
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MojoJan 29, 2016She delivers intelligence and sensuality like she never saw a line between them. [Mar 2016, p.98]
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Mar 4, 2016Ultimately, Raitt remains utterly herself.
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Mar 18, 2016With her latest, Dig in Deep, she has indeed dug in deeper, polishing and perfecting what she does so well, and sounding like she’s still enjoying it as much as in those early years.
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Q MagazineFeb 19, 2016Dig In deep seamlessly follows 2012's Slipstream in personnel and style. [Apr 2016, p.113]
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Feb 1, 2016Bonnie’s smoky take of the INXS funker Need You Tonight and a rollicking version of Los Lobos’s Shakin’ Shakin’ Shakes. Another Grammy on the way? That would almost certainly seem to be the case.
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Feb 22, 2016Raitt is as bold and sharp on Dig In Deep, made with her longtime road band.
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Feb 12, 2016At 66 Raitt’s warm graze of a voice is better than ever, balancing the confidence of experienced with a more nuanced perspective. Inspirational.
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UncutJan 29, 2016Raitt isn't breaking new ground--she's emphatically marking out the turf she's owned for 45 years. [Mar 2016, p.78]
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Apr 13, 2016This is an LP brimming with rough-hewn fun that will leave fans grinning, tapping toes, and humming along, but it'll also leave them marveling at the unabashed panache and undeniable chops of this veteran songstress.
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