Queen Of The In Between
Free Dirt, 2021
9/10
Listen to Queen Of The In Between
The songstress K.C. Jones has an impressive resume that includes playing with Feufollet and T’Monde, and on this debut solo album the Lafayette resident brings a wealth of talent and diversity to her twang, Appalachian and Cajun roots.
“Beginnings And Ends” starts the listen and immediately seems like it’s heading into country rock territory before segueing into a soulful version of ‘60s girl groups, and “Heat Rises” maintains the diversity with a warm and melodic version of Americana that benefits much from Jones’ soothing, expressive singing.
There’s 10 tracks present, and each one is top notch, including the darker spirit of the poetic “Bring The House Down”, while “Queen Of The In Between” showcases spirited guitar work alongside strategic backing vocals that resonates a vintage quality. “Stop On The Way”’ then gets rugged and louder amid firm southern nods and well timed organ.
The album highlight, “Fall In Line”, arrives near the end, and balances both beauty and grit in a percussively strong, rock’n’roll adventure that even flirts with garage-rock, and “Lost My Way” exits the listen bare, with just gorgeous singing and gentle guitar work highlighting the dreamy, reflective finish.
Jones is in the company of Chris Stafford (pedal steel, guitars, keys, vocals), Trey Boudreaux (bass), Jim Kolacek (drums, percussion) and Joel Savoy (guitars, vocals) on this top notch effort, and she successfully injects intimacy and exploration with countless influences that are psychedelic, fuzzed out, and, most importantly, undeniably memorable.
Travels well with: Mare Wakefield & Nomad- No Remedy; Evvan- Home