BETH-HART-M-Review-No25BETH HART

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While not requisite reading, Beth Hart’s bio complements this record nicely, helping to explain the heft of the lyrics and gutsy jumps from brassy jazz to broken-down blues to chest-thumping soul. Taken out of context, these songs suggest an Americana Adele or Amy Winehouse, but Hart has earned her Billie Holiday affectations and bold stylistic leaps. A would-be star who squandered her shot in the ’90s, when drugs and alcohol cost her a record deal, Hart is several albums into a redemption story European audiences have already latched onto. She’s riotous on the retro-flavored title track, but it’s the rootsy, less gimmicky jams that reveal why folks like Jeff Beck have sung her praises.

 

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