Strays / Margo Price.
Material type:
MusicPublisher number: LVR03155 | Loma Vista RecordingsPublisher: [Beverly Hills, CA] : Loma Vista Recordings, [2023]Copyright date: ℗&©2023Distributor: Nashville, TN : Manufactured for and distributed by Concord Description: 1 audio disc (46 min., 17 sec.) : CD audio, stereo ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - performed music
- audio
- audio disc
- Produced by Jonathan Wilson.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Margo Price begins Strays by declaring that she's been to the mountain and back, a proclamation she pairs with a stylized, amorous throb that's equal parts new wave and classic rock. That statement and that sound make it clear that Strays finds Price continuing to wander far afield from the traditional country of her 2016 debut Midwest Farmer's Daughter, developing a distinctive synthesis of a variety of styles that can't quite be pegged as Americana. Sharp, incisive songwriting remains at the heart of her music, allowing Price to weave different sounds and rhythms into her probing, emotionally open songs. Certain lines strike the air as possibly autobiographical but she's kept the confessions to her memoir, Maybe We'll Make It. Here, she's telling stories, slightly emphasizing atmosphere over individual tracks. Which isn't to say that the songs on Strays blend together: they're distinct creatures that are interconnected. After launching the album's journey with "Been to the Mountain," she slides into the road-weathered "Light Me Up" with the assistance of Heartbreaker Mike Campbell whose solos help give the song some grit. Sharon Van Etten takes an opposite tactic on the subsequent "Radio," allowing Price to accentuate hooks that would've been radio-ready in the glory days of AOR. Price often circles this classicist sound, modernizing the retro vibe with precise, shimmering production along with a subtle reliance on groove; the album flows so well because it has a palpable, soulful pulse. Everything changes with "Lydia" and "Landfill," a pair of searching, nocturnal, neo-folk songs that serves as a kind of epilogue at the end of the album, concluding Strays on a somewhat uneasy note that is ultimately a sign of Price's confidence: Sometimes a melancholy finale suits a good time. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Title from disc label.
Margo Price ; with accompaniment and featured musicians.
Produced by Jonathan Wilson.
Recorded Fivestar Studios, Topanga Canyon, CA ; Valentine, Los Angeles, CA ; Sound Emporium Studio A, Nashville, TN ; Creative Workshop, Nashville, TN ; East Iris Studios, Nashville, TN ; 3 Sirens, Nashville, TN.
Compact disc.
In just three remarkable solo albums, Margo Price has cemented herself as a force in American music and a generational talent. On her fourth full-length the singer-songwriter presents a clear-eyed mission statement delivered in blistering rock n' roll.
Lyrics in booklet inserted in container.
Been to the mountain -- Light me up / (feat. Mike Campbell) -- Radio / (feat. Sharon Van Etten) -- Change of heart -- County road -- Time machine -- Hell in the heartland -- Anytime you call / (feat. Lucius) -- Lydia -- Landfill.