Take it like a man

"The singer-songwriter, fiddle player, and Highwoman's latest solo album dwells in the space between grand pop balladry and Memphis soul".

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"The frequently epic seventh album from the Nashville iconoclast digs into the sexuality, stoicism and vulnerability of modern womanhood ... [It] may well be her biggest "fuck it" moment yet, motivated by a desire to present an empowered and multifaceted picture of womanhood. It's one she largely fulfils".

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"With 'Take It Like a Man', Shires has given herself all the space she needs to blaze new trails, and it's a bold and compelling new beginning for her. Working with producer Lawrence Rothman, Shires has thrown off nearly all of her country influences, outside of the Dolly Parton-like quaver of her voice (which she's rarely used to better effect), and as a singer and tunesmith, this finds her taking chances and stepping up her game ... Amanda Shires' previous work, on her own and as a collaborator, has long proved she is a major talent, and with Take It Like A Man, she's made a striking, deeply satisfying album that follows no rules other than what her muse has chosen, and it's inarguably her finest work to date".

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"Når gnisten er væk. Når livet tvinger en væk fra hovedvejen. Når partneren pludselig snakker volapyk. Amerikanske Amanda Shires sætter ord på hele verdens sårede følelser, så de fleste vil nikke med. Singer-songwriterens og violinistens syvende album, 'Take It Like a Man', åbner sårene og glor direkte ind ... Hun er en god historiefortæller, og hun har faktisk også meget humor".

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