Christmas On A Greyhound Bus
Organic, 2019
8/10
Listen to Christmas On A Greyhound Bus
Leave it to Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters to release the best holiday record, as they include both originals and covers that explore their versatile and skilled delivery.
“Pretty Paper”, a Willie Nelson tune, starts the listen gentle and sparse with Platt’s elegant pipes guiding the bare beauty, and the title track, an original, follows with a fuller spirit of warm instrumentation that tips its hat to old school country sounds.
The back half of the listen offers the 2nd original, the Americana flavored “One For The Ages”, and the swift “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace Love And Understanding”, where smooth melodies highlight the rhythmic version of the Nick Lowe classic.
Together with her band Rick Cooper, Matt Smith and Evan Martin, these 5 tracks put a rootsy, playful and timeless spin on holiday music that will never tire upon repeated listens.
Travels well with: Birds Of Chicago- Love In Wartime; Sarah Shook & The Disarmers- Years