Windy City

"Windy City is the sound of her moving forward into the past. If this is a very different Alison Krauss album, it's also a good one; the accompaniment is slick, but it's brilliantly executed, and Cannon favors the clarity and emotional range of Krauss's voice. She meets the demands of the material beautifully, and she brings a warmth and subtle passion to songs like "Gentle on My Mind" and "You Don't Know Me" that makes you briefly forget the definitive recordings of these classics. It remains to be seen if Windy City is a brief creative detour for Alison Krauss or the first salvo of a new creative direction. But if Krauss wants to be the new voice of retro countrypolitan music, Windy City leaves no doubt that she has the talent and the intelligence to make it work, and this album is a richly satisfying experience".

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"More than three decades into a celebrated recording career, Krauss has more than earned the right to do whatever she pleases, and on Windy City, this means forsaking traditional bluegrass instrumentation or the atmospheric folk and blues of Raising Sand, her well-received collaboration with Robert Plant, for a lovingly crafted and inspired tribute to the string-laden mid-century Nashville sound ... Windy City isn't a revolutionary album, or even the most adventurous release in Krauss's deep, rich catalogue, but it's a welcome reminder that Krauss remains a song interpreter with few - if any - peers in Nashville".

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"Med sit nye album går den 45-årige sangerinde sammen med den 69-årige anerkendte producer Buddy Cannon efter et klassisk country-udtryk i den forstand, at arrangementer og produktioner er flotte og iørefaldende - polerede i bedste forstand, om man vil. Sangene har allerede været igennem en lang historie med fortolkninger, da Alison Krauss gik til projektet med den indstilling, at numrene skulle være ældre end hende. Det er dog endt med et par stykker, som er yngre, fx. den hjerteskærende "River In The Rain" ... Et stærkt øjeblik på albummet er "Gentle On My Mind", som Glen Campbell i sin tid gjorde til sin. Alison Krauss giver klassikeren en eksplicit sårbarhed, som understøttes af Mike Johnsons steelguitar og af korsangerne ... Ved hjælp af "I Never Cared For You", skrevet af Willie Nelson, får Alison Krauss sågar leveret en varmblodig, groovy oplevelse, der i stil stikker af fra country-konventionerne".

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