Shannon McNally and Hot Sauce
Coldwater
Americana by definition, but possessing the soul, skill and savvy to blur boundaries, Shannon McNally hasn’t missed a beat since parting ways with major label Capitol Records and striking out on her own. Coldwater contains a mere eight tracks, but within those limited confines she covers ample ground. Southern soul (“Lovely” “Bolder Than Paradise”) and a dusty road song (Steve Young’s “Lonesome, On’ry and Mean”) set the tone, but the unequivocal standout is a daring cover of “Positively 4th Street” which repaints Dylan’s original in softer hues. Only an artist with McNally’s cool confidence could pull that off, and it’s one way that Coldwater suggests that she’s just now hitting her stride.
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