“I went to Bond Street, to Chappell on Bond Street [now Yamaha Music London], and it was a Fender, an acoustic Fender. It wasn’t an amazing guitar; it was a good starting point guitar. And I just played every day.“ Get the MusicRadar Ne...
4. Sonic Youth – Dirty (wore my SY tshirt every day of jr high. Sorry, kid who sat next to me. SY’s 6+9 and sus chords + fuzz run deep in my blood) 4. DEVO – Are We Not Men (first and current favorite band of all time) 5. Sun Ra – Nothing Is (first of an endles...
Desolate lead work is woven around gentle acoustic strumming with heavy emphasis on folk elements akin to Of the Wand and the Moon with dreamier textures bringing Fields of the Nephilim’s Elizium to mind. “I Am the Wooden Doors” represents one of the more concise tracks here, bursting...
Collectively, Pearce’s 15-song offering seamlessly blends contemporary and neo-traditional country elements and stays true to the genre’s Harlan Howard-coined definition of “three chords and the truth.” Her eminent storytelling prowess chronicles the remarkable growth Pearce has made as a vulnerabl...