2006-08-28
Folk music doesn’t get much better then this. Hem’s third album has beautifully crafted music that words can’t do justice. Lead singer Sally Ellyson’s voice is beautiful, as it ranges with a Linda Ronstandt-like beauty, she really belts out the folk/country with emotion to boot. Standout tracks include track 2 “He Came To Meet Me”, track 3 “Not California”, track 5 “Too Late To Turn Back Now”, track 9 “Curtains” and track 13 “I’ll Dream Of You Tonight”. An awesome record where all of the songs are so good and so well rounded. How is Hem not on mainstream light rock and country radio stations? Lane ZoerhofSeth Davis
Life Is Long
Kasey Chambers
Wayward Angel
Devil in a Woodpile
In Your Lonesome Town
BRUCE COCKBURN
Small Source of Comfort
ROSE POLENZANI WITH SESSION AMERICANA
When the River Meets the Sea
JEB LOY NICHOLS
Parish Bar
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