Every bit the equal of her 1999 classic I Am Shelby Lynne. Sparse, smoldering, heart-baring soul; worth noting Lynne produces, writes, or co-writes everything, and plays almost everything herself.
Shelby Lynne — “Shelby Lynne” Rebecca Sapp/WireImage Shelby Lynne is no stranger to movies: she played Johnny Cash’s mother in a flashback sequence in 2005’s Oscar-winning “Walk the Line”, after all. While her still-unreleased movie “When We Kill the Creators” has yet to materialize, all we know is that she plays the lead role of …
The dreams of this record are hidden in the shadows of worry, despair and reluctance.
If Shelby Lynne has conflicted feelings about being an artist in this industry – and given she knows better than most the way it chews up people, spits them out in pieces & then tells them to do it again but with shinier smiles, you better believe she does – it’s nothing like the conflicted feelings she has about love.
In many ways, this album scans like a concept piece – each song seems to take on the persona of a different era (intentional or unintentional, it makes this album even more interesting and captivating).
This self-titled offering is a candid, poignant, and nakedly honest meditation on the complexities of romance, desire, and love itself.
Shelby Lynne made her mark 20 years ago with I Am Shelby Lynne, the album which earned her a Best New Artist Grammy nod. This Shelby Lynne is spare, as has been her style since her 2008 Dusty Springfield tribute, Just a Little Lovin’, recorded with the late Grammy-winning producer Phil Ramone at the same …
There’s a whole lotta feeling going on in every track of this collection.
Lynne, who often acts here as her own backing band, once again travels the fine line between happiness and heartbreak, making both feel necessary.
Exposing her soul for all the world to see, Shelby Lynne displays an amazing sense of bravery. She examines the inner dialogue of the soul in ways we don’t often get to hear.