Asking for Flowers
After a three-year hiatus to catch up on life in her native Ontario, Kathleen Edwards has done nothing to separate herself from the small pool of North America's fast-rising songwriters, in which she is a deeply immersed member. Her third album continues her clear-minded, open-hearted lyricism, though with a ripeness that comes from years on the road and years more to reflect. Edwards remains in a tug-of-war with matters of the heart, and she's not afraid slyly to nudge the opposite side. “I'm a Ford Tempo (and) you're my Maserati, ” she sings in “I Make the Dough, You Get the Glory. ” It's a get-lost love song similar in tone to “The Cheapest Key, ” which finds the storyteller alphabetizing her romantic tribulations. Even the gorgeous melody of the title song is offset by the concession that a simple bouquet is not too much to ask in return. As the record's co-producer, Edwards has assembled a cracker-jack studio band (led by Heartbreakers' keyboardist Benmont Tench and pedal steel virtuoso Greg Leisz), and she turns it loose on “Oh Canada, ” a nod to her home nation, and “Oil Man's War, ” which speculates that a permanent trip to that country may be a viable alternative to life south of the border. --Scott Holter Binding Audio CD. Artist(s): Kathleen Edwards. Publisher(s): Universal Music Canada. Label: Universal Music Canada.
| Manufacturer: | Universal Music Canada |
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| Lowest Price (CAD): | $23.79 |
Product Features |
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| Artist : | EDWARDS;KATHLEEN |
| Format : | CD |
| Genre : | Rock and Pop |
| Language : | English |
| Studio/Live : | Studio |
| Title : | Title A-B |
