Here's an extract from ImageUpdate's review of Jakob Dylan's Women and Country:
"... With an eye on musical tradition and lyrics riffing on poets such as W.H. Auden and Stephen Crane, Dylan’s songs are literate. They’re also noticeably theological, as is evident again on his second solo effort, Women and Country ... On "Holy Rollers for Love," the album’s strongest indictment of war, the song’s narrator places the blame solely on humanity’s free will: "The devil himself would be puzzled to give / Any reasons for sinking his fingers in." The song ends with a twist: "Glory glory hallelujah be warned / God is still marching, still raising his sword." Given his subject matter, Dylan’s work remains hopeful. "I think He [God] wants us to have every opportunity available to achieve good things," he said in a recent NPR interview. "To have hope you’re going to have to imagine that there’s something behind the curtain." Women and Country is a beautiful and understated slow-grower. For listeners and critics duly attentive, its muted Americana facilitates contemplation and quiet reverie. Produced by T Bone Burnett, the album boasts a wealth of performers, including Marc Ribot (guitar), David Mansfield (fiddle), Jay Bellerose (drums), Dennis Crouch (acoustic bass), a brass section led by Darrell Leonard (trumpet), and the backing vocals of indie sirens, Neko Case and Kelly Hogan."
ImageUpdate also includes details of how to directly support the next Over The Rhine album as, rather than looking to a record company to front the money, Over the Rhine is appealing directly to the people who care about their music to help fund the project up front. For $15, you can help them "blow the seams out of the songs" with Joe Henry, and ensure that you’ll receive your copy of the resulting record a month in advance. To read more about the new record, click here; and if you’re sold on the project, click here to buy in.
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Jakob Dylan - Holy Rollers for Love.
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