Maybe Modern
Self-Released, 2023
8/10
The Massachusetts singer and guitarist Grace Morrison returns with her 4th album, where the folk and Americana leanings take help from an all star cast of players.
The album opens with the warm and pretty “Broken Things”, where Morrison’s rich pipes align with John Chipman’s light drumming and the dreamy guitar, and “Caught Up In Your Blue” follows with Ron Flynt’s moody keys and Morrison’s expressive voice being matched by Walt Wilkins’ harmony vocals.
In the middle, the breezy and melodic “Ghost Of It” welcomes Lloyd Maines’ radiant steel guitar amid Morrison’s vivid storytelling, while “Get Along” resides deep into country territory with its hazy guitar, twinkling keys and Morrison’s soaring singing.
Nearing the end, “When It Rains” illustrates some pop ideas that benefit much from Glenn Fukunaga’s playful bass, and “God Can Be A Mother” exits with a poetic intimacy that’s stripped back to cozy acoustic guitar and Morrison’s versatile voice.
A very soulful and sincere body of work that might remind you of Kasey Musgraves, Lori McKenna or Faith Hill, Morrison is as prolific as she is memorable, and these 9 songs further solidify her as a first rate storyteller in the area of folk, Americana and country sounds.
Travels well with: Brittany Collins- Things I Tell My Therapist; Veronica Stanton- Caught Up On A Feeling