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<\/a><\/p>\nBrandy Clark has returned with the follow up to her 2016 release Big Day In A Small Town. This album is titled Your Life Is A Record and thematically it\u2019s about endings and beginnings. Overall, it\u2019s a slower record than her previous album with more somber moments although there are some upbeat breakup songs on this record as well. Brandy Clark is a great songwriter and her ability to tell stories shines through on this one. Here are a few of my favorites.<\/span><\/p>\n The album kicks off with \u201cI\u2019ll Be The Sad Song\u201d. This is kind of the title track in that it\u2019s about if a life is a record, the break-ups and sad times brought by the narrator provide the sad songs. It\u2019s a great tune that really sets the vibe for this record. The album does have some more upbeat numbers throughout, though still not upbeat lyrically. \u201cLong Walk\u201d is probably my favorite song here and it\u2019s a great lyrical turn with \u201ctake a long walk \/ off a real short pier \/ take a cinder block with you as a souvenir\u201d. It\u2019s a great infectious revenge \/ break-up song that gets stuck in your head easily.<\/span><\/p>\n Another favorite is a great story song in \u201cPawn Shop\u201d. It\u2019s a song about a wedding ring and how it ended up in a pawn shop. It\u2019s a great tune centered around the emotions that go along with it all. On a similar note is \u201cBad Car\u201d and it plays into the sentiments of things we keep around because they\u2019re familiar even if we know they\u2019re long past their prime and in need of an update. Finally, \u201cCan We Be Strangers\u201d is another break up song acknowledging that a bad relationship is probably best if the two parties never even met. It goes through all of the emotions of a bad relationship turning worse until you just don\u2019t want to know a person anymore. You don\u2019t even want to miss them.<\/span><\/p>\n This record further cements Brandy Clark as an amazing story telling songwriter. She does what she sets out to do with every song. Whether it\u2019s telling a story, evoking an emotion or taking you to another time and place, she is a master songwriter. If you have been a fan of 12 Stories, Big Day In A Small Town or anything else she has done, you\u2019ll be a fan of this. Be sure to check out her website<\/a> for tour dates and this record is out everywhere as of Friday, March 06th, 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n Favorite Tracks<\/b> : I\u2019ll Be The Sad Song, Long Walk, Pawn Shop, Bad Car, Who Broke Whose Heart, Can We Be Strangers<\/span><\/p>\n