Audio CD review:
Lucy Kaplansky - The Red Thread

Lucy Kaplansky - The Red Thread

Band: Lucy Kaplansky Title: The Red Thread Rating: Release Date: 10 February, 2004 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: I Had Something 2: Line In The Sand 3: Love Song/New York 4: This Is Home 5: Off And Running 6: Land Of The Living 7: Cowboy Singer 8: Hole In My Head 9: The Red Thread 10: Brooklyn Train

Editoral Review On the six songs she and Richard Litvin, her co-writer and husband, composed for The Red Thread, she never shies away from the conflicting feelings that accompany the profound moments in life. It shouldn't be surprising that Lucy Kaplansky's music is infused with complex emotional detail when you consider that she worked as a clinical psychologist before deciding to pursue music full time. On the title track, for example, she sings movingly about the joy, wariness, and worry she felt when she and Litvin adopted a daughter from China. On "Land of the Living," which was inspired by the tragedy of 9/11, Kaplansky's sharp eye for detail creates a harrowing, but ultimately hopeful vision of that horrible day. Like many good songwriters, Kaplansky has an excellent ear for the right song to cover, and here she has chosen fine ones from Buddy Miller, Bill Morrissey, James McMurtry, and Dave Carter. The sonic territory on The Red Thread is subtle and subdued, with spare, mostly acoustic arrangements that perfectly frame the powerful emotions contained in Kaplansky's songs. --Michael John Simmons .. You can see a complete list of all Lucy Kaplansky discography, or go back to the Lucy Kaplansky tabs