MARE WAKEFIELDMARE WAKEFIELD

Meant to Be

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The letter to heaven is a common songwriting device, especially for folk and country artists, but Nashville songstress Mare Wakefield addresses the Almighty in a unique way. “In case you don’t know,” she sings, having just accused God of letting humanity destroy itself, “if we go, you go.” It’s a song of faith and skepticism—a prayer from someone who believes religion is man-made. “If We Go, You Go” is this disc’s most ambitious, thought-provoking track, but Wakefield fares just as well on songs about young love and backyard strolls. If there’s a downside to her honeyed vocals and effortless melodies, it’s that they distract from the details that give her lyrics their luster.

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