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- Summary: Iconoclastic country singer k.d. lang returns with her third Nonesuch effort, 2011's Sing It Loud.
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- Record Label: Nonesuch
- Genre(s): Country, Alt-Country, Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Country, Neo-Traditionalist Country
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Apr 13, 2011Playing with a band of her own (an alt-country collective dubbed the Siss Boom Bang) for the first time in a couple decades, Canada's sometimes strings-besotted crooner has found her guitar groove again.
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Apr 11, 2011Working closely with guitarist and co-producer Joe Pisapia, who co-wrote most of the album, lang has created a mature record that avoids being boring or staid.
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Apr 11, 2011Folks who were hoping Sing It Loud would be k.d. lang's return to the approach of Absolute Torch & Twang are going to be left wanting again, but if you've been eager to see her clear out a stylistic direction that's her own and make something of it, this album feels like a strong step in a bold, satisfying new direction.
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Apr 18, 2011It's great to hear this timeless artist so relaxed and enjoying herself. Perhaps if she continues her collaborative relationship with The Siss Boom Bang, future recordings could be even more special.
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MojoMay 18, 2011So, was Tony Bennett exaggerating when he called lang, "the best singer of her generation"? Yes, but on this form only a little. [May 2011, p.114]
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Q MagazineMay 31, 2011It's no radical departure, the Canadian chanteuse's sensual croon is still a class apart. [Jun 2011, p.124]
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Apr 14, 2011An unmitigated disaster.
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