Rhiannon Giddens- You’re the One
Label: Nonesuch
Producers: Jack Splash
Rhiannon Giddens has been such a vital and formative artistic voice in the folk and Americana worlds over the past decade and a half, so it’s almost startling to realize that this third solo effort is her first to feature her own compositions. That’s a testament to what a superb interpreter she has been of such momentous and personal subject matter, and on You’re the One, Giddens emphatically proves that her own pen is just as powerful as her gorgeously diverse voice and vivid interpretive skill. Throughout these twelve spellbinding musical outings, Giddens explores an expansive swath of sounds, from soul and Appalachia to folk and country, each of them sounding stunningly natural within her rich, ringing timbre. She covers just as much topical ground as well, from the scorned love of the sensuous opener, “Too Little, Too Late, Too Bad” to the sizzling attraction of “You Put the Sugar In My Bowl”. She reflects on the joys of parenthood on the title track, and spins a star-crossed romance story with Jason Isbell on “Yet To Be”. And of course, she ventures back to her trademark social outcries on tracks like “Another Wasted Life”, with its inspirations stemming from a wrongful conviction. And on the deliciously salty “Hen in the Foxhouse”, she tackles the misogyny of the music industry head-on. Through it all, Giddens dazzles us endlessly with immersive stylistic fusions, vocal wonder, and material with provocative meat on its bones. It all adds up to make for one of the year’s very best albums, and another undeniable touchstone for a very special talent.
Track Listing:
- “Too Little, Too Late, Too Bad” (Rhiannon Giddens)
- “You’re the One” (Giddens)
- “Yet to Be” featuring Jason Isbell (Giddens)
- “Wrong Kind of Right” (Giddens)
- “Another Wasted Life” (Giddens)
- “You Louisiana Man” (Giddens)
- “If You Don’t Know How Sweet It Is” (Giddens)
- “Hen in the Foxhouse” (Giddens)
- “Who Are You Dreaming Of” (Giddens)
- “You Put the Sugar in My Bowl” (Giddens)
- “Way Over Yonder” (Giddens)
- “Good Ol’ Cider” (Giddens)
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