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Duo Country
US formé en 2009 et comprenant les soeurs Emily Robison et Martie Maguire, deux
membres des Dixie Chicks.
With
Natalie Maines disinterested in recording a new
Dixie Chicks album nearly five years
after the last, sisters Emily Robison and Martie Maguire decided to abandon her
as a temporary measure: they formed the side project Court Yard Hounds,
releasing an eponymous album in May of 2010. Co-produced by Jim Scott, who mixed
Taking the Long Way, it sounds like the
Dixie Chicks minus Natalie: softer,
sweeter, lacking a sense of surprise, but not unpleasantly so. If anything,
there may be a touch too much pleasantness in the Court Yard Hounds, with the
record often gently swaying to acoustic instrumentation and relaxing on its
smooth surfaces. When guitars are cranked up, as they are on “Ain’t No Son,”
Robison is almost buried underneath their steady thump, which isn’t the fault of
the production: she’s too sweet a presence to cut through thick production. In
other words, she lacks Maines' feistiness, something integral to the
Dixie Chicks' crossover, but she’s a
consummate pro, possessing exceptional taste, sturdy songwriting skills, and the
status to hire the very best studio musicians, not to mention having Jakob Dylan
drop in for a duo on “See You in the Spring.” Perhaps the results are
predictable, but they are satisfying, and it’s better to have new music from
this duo than none at all.
http://www.courtyardhounds.com/
Talents : Emily : Dobro, Banjo, Guitar, Upright Bass, Viola, Vocals - Martie Seidel : Fiddle, Vocals
Style musical : Contemporary Country, Pop/Rock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNsHxso3XP4
Years in activity :
1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Album
05/2010 | CD COLUMBIA 52441 (US) |
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COURT YEARD HOUNDS - Skyline / The Coast / Delight (Something New Under The Sun) / See You In The Spring (with Jakob DYLAN) / Ain't No Son / Fairytale / I Miss You / Gracefully / April's Love / Then Again / It Didn't Make A Sound / Fear Of Wasted Time |
© Rocky Productions 5/05/2010