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Lynn Drury - High Tide (2024)

Lynn Drury - High Tide (2024)

BAND/ARTIST: Lynn Drury

Tracklist:

01. Blue (2:59)
02. Fade (4:29)
03. High Tide (4:27)
04. Don't Wait (4:33)
05. I Waited Too Long (3:06)
06. Love Bomb (4:29)
07. Lay Down My Weapons (3:47)
08. Great Divide (3:18)
09. Live My Life (5:09)
10. Waiting Game (3:48)
11. When It All Comes Down (4:51)

Veteran New Orleans artist Lynn Drury has unveiled her 10th album produced by Papa Mali & it’s recorded with lots of presence & sonics. Right from the upbeat opener “Blue,” the country inflections are meticulous. Some tracks sound dated in a 50s balladry style but don’t be deterred (“I Waited Too Long”) the arrangement’s intent was precisely that. Lynn sounds gloriously warm & expressive in this musical gear. It’s romantic & melodramatic but not loaded with pomposity. For a few moments, Lynn projects, a raspiness ala Bonnie Tyler & Kim Carnes — but doesn’t linger in that spin for long.

“Love Bomb,” is smoky & powerful (don’t let the cliched title make you avoid this wonderfully constructed pop-tune) with pristine guitar & a tight arrangement. The undercurrent of Country in the melody has a pop-rock sway that makes it quite delectable. 11 waves make up High Tide (Drops April 15/Independent) with its gentleness & punctuated dabs.

“Lay Down My Weapons,” is an example. The accompaniment pulses as Lynn’s vocals drift like a mist over the harder edges. It’s all laid down with plenty of ventilation. If rockers Joan Jett or Suzi Quatro ventured into country rock with a ballad it may sound like this. But Lynn Drury is an equally accomplished artist & it’s evident.

And when you think she’s laid out her best, she unleashes “Live My Life,” with its Rolling Stones-oriented guitar thrust delivered with rock n’ roll purity. Exceptional song. Even more with its enthusiastic performance & dynamic drums. She has a vocal tonality that cruises in like Lucinda Williams with vocal lessons – it has a rawness but not a growl, it has sweetness but very little sugar. I have to say – the woman rocks.

She has 20 years’ experience & that skill is obvious in her reliable delivery of many of the tunes. Lynn displays her inimitable style with fascinating compositions that are showcased with distinction. “Live My Life,” I have to listen to that again, nothing about it is predictable. It’s just a masterful rock n’ roll musical arrangement & we’re not in the Sixties anymore. The tune smokes like an early morning chimney.




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  • whiskers
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