come anticipate Angaleena Presley's new album WRANGLED

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So excited for this!! Her last record was my favorite new release for that year.

JacobSanders, Saturday, 21 January 2017 00:56 (seven years ago) link

two months pass...

nice

the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 26 March 2017 14:42 (seven years ago) link

Title and artist shouldn't be in the same weight font, positions should be flipped. Fake ringwear is dated. Cool photo thought.

Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Sunday, 26 March 2017 14:51 (seven years ago) link

four weeks pass...

As with the last album, I found this mostly solid, if a bit uneven. Appreciate the nods to her idols: "Mama I Tried" and "Cheer Up Little Darlin" are bright spots. Love how she threads a needle between the two other Annies.

It's hard to take the Yelawolf collab seriously. In general it rubs me the wrong way when 'under-the-radar' artists gripe about how things just aren't what they used to be. Worse, it's a gripe in search of a song.

Interested to see what the rest of you think, as AMC got much more love here than I was expecting.

Indexed, Monday, 24 April 2017 20:08 (seven years ago) link

I like the closer.

the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 24 April 2017 20:23 (seven years ago) link

I've listened to this 3 or 4 times since i bought it on LP yesterday. it's really, really good. it's a grower, like AMC (which i underrated back when it came out; i liked it then, but now i love it.)

nomar, Tuesday, 25 April 2017 22:20 (seven years ago) link

I feel bad now about dumping on the cover because it turns out someone I know designed it. Also, another friend is her pedal steel player on tour.

I still think the album's only okay-ish, though.

Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 25 April 2017 23:21 (seven years ago) link

Same conclusion after several listens.

the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 26 April 2017 00:31 (seven years ago) link

i'd tell you fellas to give it more time but ymmv regardless. AMC was one that sneaked up on me after more than a few listens. i hope to catch her when (if?) she comes through L.A...as per usual, we don't get many country shows here, at least from the less-than-major Nashville acts.

nomar, Wednesday, 26 April 2017 18:03 (seven years ago) link

I'm not a fan of AMC either. The arrangements don't surprise me, and musical and lyrical details don't stand out.

the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 26 April 2017 18:05 (seven years ago) link

well then http://sae.tweek.us/media/emoticons/emot-colbert.gif

nomar, Wednesday, 26 April 2017 18:13 (seven years ago) link

i think this one probably the "least" of the recent run of spectacular solo albums from the Annies but i think they're all very good to masterpieces. i'd probably rank them

Platinum
The Blade
Like a Rose
The Weight of These Wings
AMC
Wrangled

nomar, Wednesday, 26 April 2017 18:16 (seven years ago) link

I'm not a fan of AMC either. The arrangements don't surprise me, and musical and lyrical details don't stand out.

― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, April 26, 2017 6:05 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this is a very strange opinion to me - the title track alone is more overtly politicised than anything else the Pistol Annies et al have done, and the way she picks through her ambivalence on "Better Off Red" is kind of masterful

I love wrangled very much, love how "Dreams Don't Come True" is a total inversion of the ubiquitous inspirational pop song, "Only Blood" and the title track are incredible ballads, I love how scabrous she is.

lex pretend, Thursday, 27 April 2017 07:58 (seven years ago) link


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