Jessi Alexander
Honeysuckle Sweet
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Singer-songwriter Jessi Alexander is named after Outlaw country star Jessi Colter, but she sounds like the gifted love child of Jackson Browne and Linda Ronstadt. On her radiant debut, Alexander marries a clear appreciation for the great SoCal singer-songwriters of the Seventies with a more pronounced Southern accent that suits a woman from Jackson, Tennessee. Honeysuckle Sweet showcases Alexander's promising songwriting and heartfelt, unforced singing. Standout tracks such as the twangy, aching "This World Is Crazy" (written with Gary Louris of the Jayhawks) and "Everywhere" (a stately piano ballad penned with Benmont Tench) are accessible enough to make it onto country radio, but they
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Jessi Alexander's debut album is a diamond in the rough. While many of her contemporaries are either trying to ape the gritty cool of Gretchen Wilson or sing playful country pop like Shania Twain, Alexander's first release on a major label mines '70s country rock for warm and familiar inspiration.
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