Tracklist (CD)
| 1 | | Your Big Sister | | 3:41 | | 2 | | Lavender Line | | 4:18 | | 3 | | Pete's Gonna Sell | | 3:03 | | 4 | | Life Can Be Sweet | | 3:16 | | 5 | | God Bless Ione | | 2:01 | | 6 | | Helen Has A House | | 5:05 | | 7 | | The Silent Hills | | 2:17 |
See more tracks| 8 | | Let Dusty Be Your Guide | | 3:01 | | 9 | | I Walk In Fear | | 3:19 | | 10 | | Tall Buildings | | 2:46 | | 11 | | What A World, What A God | | 3:41 | | 12 | | If It's An Elm Tree | | 3:06 | | 13 | | That Time Of Year | | 1:58 |
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Review
Kate Jacobs is quite a complicated woman. One minute, she's a wide-eyed ingenue, the next, a dazzlingly enlightening storyteller -- a combination that works to fine effect on You Call That Dark. Her wisp of a voice -- similar in tenor but less overtly quirky than, Iris DeMent and Victoria Williams -- slips gracefully between the joints of songs that stand weathered and stately. At times, that makes for warmly inviting vibe (like the conspiratorial giggle "Your Big Sister") and at times a dark reminder of bittersweet past memories (as on the… Read More melancholy waltz "Lavender Line"). Jacobs is accompanied throughout by multi-instrumentalist Dave Schramm, who shifts the mood from pure country to power-pop with the merest flick of a pick. The specter of loss looms large over You Call That Dark, from the wistfully shuffling failing-farm tale "Pete's Gonna Sell" to the gentle "What a World What a God," which details the waning days of a nursing home resident. While the topics can be heavy, Jacobs relates them with a light and precise hand.
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