Audio CD review:
Laura Cantrell - Not the Tremblin' Kind

Laura Cantrell - Not the Tremblin' Kind

Band: Laura Cantrell Title: Not the Tremblin' Kind Rating: Release Date: 30 November, 2004 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Not the Tremblin' Kind 2: Little Bit of You 3: Queen of the Coast 4: Pile of Woe 5: Two Seconds 6: Churches off the Interstate 7: Whiskey Makes You Sweeter 8: Do You Ever Think of Me 9: Big Wheel 10: My Heart Goes Out to You 11: Somewhere, Some Night 12: Way It Is

Editoral Review While those influences--plus George Jones and Emmylou Harris--come across on her full-length debut, Cantrell sounds more like the urbane Nashville-raised, Brooklyn-living modern country traditionalist that she is. Laura Cantrell's voice has been compared to Kitty Wells and her songwriting has been compared to Dolly Parton. A devout fan and a knowledgeable one at that--she's the long-time host of legendary N. Y. C. -area radio station WFMU's Saturday-afternoon Radio Thrift Shop and has written liner notes for Tammy Wynette albums--Cantrell brings her experience and connections with her into the studio, rounding up a host of ace New York indie musicians. Cantrell's voice is a tender instrument, all the more touching for the moments, as on the title song, where it strains to insist that no, its owner will not break. --Randy Silver .. You can see a complete list of all Laura Cantrell discography, or go back to the Laura Cantrell tabs