Lucina Williams
Blessed
considered by many to be one of america's greatest living songwriters williams lives up to that and more by delivering 12 new songs that cover an even wider emotional spectrum than her previous work without moving too far in any one direction 'blessed' opens with the gritty kissoff 'buttercup' and moves seamlessly into the sultry blues of 'born to be loved' williams delves into a heavier subject as she questions the motives for a suicide on the harddriving 'seeing black' which features blistering guitar from elvis costello the thoughtful title track slowly builds to a melodic climax as it gives an eyeopening look at what's right in front of us but too often unnoticed on the gorgeous 'kiss like your kiss' williams lays down one of the most beautiful and fragile vocals she has ever recorded while the poignant and powerful 'soldier's song' simultaneously tells a tragic story of the soldier overseas and his wife and child back home it's nothing new to see williams tug at the heartstrings and stimulate the mind in her songs but there is a vibe throughout blessed that is unique to this album in particular it's the sound of the wisdom and experience williams has gained through her years as an uncompromising talent combine that with grammy awardwinning producer don was at the helm and something special is born 'blessed' features special guests rami jaffe on keyboards matthew sweet on vocals greg leisz and elvis costello on guitar
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