margo price, midwest farmer’s daughter

a very strong debut from a girl who has been struggling to break out of the nashville bar circuit for over a decade. signed to jack white’s third man label, and backed by her highly competent bar band (the ‘price tags’), this is a solid piece of work. she hocked her wedding ring and car to get the money to record the tracks at legendary sun studios in memphis. the six minute opener, ‘hands of time’, is autobiographical, and draws you in right away. the album title is a subtle nod to loretta lynn, and her voice and songwriting remind me of the old gal. most of the rest of the songs are about failed romances and the gritty nashville music scene, and she doesn’t pull any punches.