“Merritt finds the sweet and tender heart of some of her best songs and renders them with a voice that Newsweek has called a ‘magical combination of cool reserve and effortless warmth.’”
“Adopted by Paris, she reinvented herself during a joyful retreat in the capital, and from that comes Another Country, the new pearl from this passionate wisp of a woman.”
Mojo**** 4 stars. Merritt’s first solo album won her critical acclaim; her second got a Grammy nomination. Neither was as good, nor as fully representative as her third… Here her wonderful voice, smooth and warm with throaty twang and unforced power, has free rein to do what it does best on 11 fine new songs.Read the article here.
Sometimes you have to look backward to move forward, which makes Another Country ring with a personal touch. It resonates with emotion, tenderness, and a sense that she has found comfort in life and her songwriting that may have been missing before.
Merritt’s first release for Fantasy holds together better than either of her two for Lost Highway. She sounds like an artist who knows exactly who she is…
Mindful of the perils of being pigeon-holed, alt-country queens Alison Moorer and Tift Merritt are both slipping into performing personas less easily categorized — and altogether more soulful…