Frontiers Woman
Self-Released, 2021
9/10
A Pennsylvania native who now calls Tennessee home, the multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Angela Autumn’s absorbing brand of Americana welcomes bluegrass, folk, country and rootsy moments across these 7 well thought out tracks.
Autumn starts the listen with the warm acoustic strumming of “Old Time Lovers”, where her expressive, poetic singing is complemented by Julian Pinelli’s fiddle and Kate Haldrup’s agile percussion, and “Sowin’ Seeds” follows with flowing banjo from Keagan Justice and playful fiddle thanks to Nate Leath as Autumn delivers a country rooted, breezy rocker.
In the middle, “Shooter” benefits from Scott Murray’s pedal steel alongside Autumn’s versatile pipes in the sublime climate, while “Back In Line” touches on folk sounds amid Nick Harley’s guitar prowess and stirring, emotive singing.
The final two tracks, “Fine Blue Sky” and “Texas Blue Jeans”, don’t disappoint either, where the former showcases Shawn Mazzei on lead guitar and Max Somerville’s well timed keys as roots ideas are touched on, and the latter exits both rugged and melodic and includes Austin Stambaugh’s contributions on bass and Phil Madeira offering organ towards the Laurel Canyon influenced atmosphere.
A listen that’s all substance both musically and lyrically, Autumn sings from the position of an empowered female who’s traveling and examining her life, and together with the exceptional musicians in attendance, she’s well on her way to becoming a very prominent name in modern day Americana.
Travels well with: Run Katie Run- Running On Love; Hope Dunbar- Sweetheartland