Reception Įditors at AllMusic Guide scored this album four out of five stars, with reviewer Timothy Monger noting that Ray continues to explore a variety of American roots music traditions "without letting them define her" and pointing out several tracks with differing emotions, genres, and collaborators that create a solid musical statement as an album. Unlike those two releases, she also previewed this album by releasing several tracks as lead singles this was useful for band cohesion during the COVID-19 pandemic. To record the music, Ray worked with many of the same musicians that she used on her 2014 release Goodnight Tender and 2018's Holler, traveling to many studios across America to collaborate and recording live to tape. Ray was also inspired by social justice movements occurring during the recording period. This album also includes the explicit references to politics and activism that have marked her career as a musician, and at the point of recording, Ray was looking for healing in the United States and the American South in particular. If It All Goes South is part of a series of albums that Ray has released that explore Americana and country music. If It All Goes South is a studio album by American folk rock singer-songwriter Amy Ray, released on Daemon Records in 2022 and has received positive reviews from critics.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |