Laura Cantrell

After the great British DJ John Peel lauded Cantrell's debut, some sophomore slumping seemed inevitable, but this collection of neotraditionalist country capitalizes on her sweet alto and simple songwriting to great effect. When she sings, on "All The Same To You," that she'd like to "buy the world an aspirin and slip it in their Coke," it's revealing of Cantrell's elegant simplicity: It may not be something that's likely to change your life, but it's certain to make you feel better.

New York-area classic-country radio hostess Laura Cantrell moonlights as a graceful
troubadour in her own right, singing songs that are simple but not precious, with a voice
that's sweet and invested in the material without sounding twee. There's hardly a musical
misstep on this, her second album, a decidedly forlorn set of lost-love tales that never lacks
for charm. "Too Late for Tonight" and "Early Years" both capture the shiver of lo... More >