Iris DeMent – My Life (CD)
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Iris DeMent arrived in the early '90s with a voice that sounded like it had already lived a hundred years, rooted equally in the Arkansas Ozarks and the Pentecostal hymns of her childhood. Released in 1994, "My Life" found her channeling grief and gratitude with a plainspokenness that made Nashville's polish feel beside the point. Thirty years on, the songs hold every bit of their original weight.
My Life, Americana trailblazer Iris DeMent's sophomore album, cemented her legacy as one of the nation's greatest living songwriters. Dedicated to her father, Patrick Shaw DeMent, who died in 1992, the album illustrates DeMent's razorsharp songwriting on originals like "Sweet Is the Melody," "No Time to Cry" and the title track. The songs "are jewels of universal longing" (Chicago Tribune) and "it is nearly impossible to exaggerate the beauty of these recordings." (AllMusic). The album is being officially reissued for the first time for it's 30th anniversary, pressed on maroon color vinyl and remastered by Mike Westbrook of MW Audio.
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UPC: 634457159105
Label: Yep Roc Records
Release Date: 10.18.24
Format: CD