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By Joshua Wallace<\/p>\n
Brandi Carlile returns with her first studio album since 2015\u2019s The Firewatcher\u2019s Daughter. Her new album, By The Way, I Forgive You, features production work from both Dave Cobb and Shooter Jennings and is sure to be a fan favorite release. It goes away from the more poppy elements of some of her previous work to feature more country and Americana sounds. It plays to her strengths as a songwriter and the music helps set the mood for every track perfectly.<\/p>\n
The music is varied throughout the record. From quieter more orchestral moments like \u201cThe Joke\u201d to the faster folksy number \u201cHold Out Your Hand\u201d, this album hits lots of high notes. Shooter Jennings and Dave Cobb have created a soundscape here that is as varied as the stories featured on the songs. The songs themselves are all hard hitting and impact and this is quite possibly Brandi Carlile’s heaviest and most emotionally intense record yet.<\/p>\n
The album\u2019s opening track is a rather catchy tune about a problem many people can relate to: that one song that comes on the radio that brings about a memory you didn\u2019t want to return. It also echoes the title of the album in the album as Brandi is forgiving of the person who ruined that favorite song for her. Another favorite track of mine is the barn burner of the record titled \u201cHold Out Your Hand\u201d. It\u2019s a faster acoustic romp with a catchy shouted chorus that is sure to be a concert favorite.<\/p>\n
I love the psychedelic bend that the track \u201cFulton County Jane Doe\u201d takes the album on. The song has a very 70\u2019s folk quality to it that echos Elton John. \u201cSugartooth\u201d is a track that takes on the opioid crisis and how someone can be a \u201cslave to the sugartooth\u201d. There are more personal tracks on the album like one of the lead singles \u201cThe Mother\u201d and album track \u201cMost Of All\u201d. Both of these tracks reflect on Brandi\u2019s family life and serve as some of the more intimate tracks on the record.<\/p>\n
Brandi Carlile\u2019s By The Way, I Forgive You is an emotional journey through loss and regret and pain and suffering. It takes a look inward while at the same time examining some of today\u2019s social issues in a way that is not as in your face as other artists can make it. This is a very enjoyable album on many levels and will be sure to please fans of Brandi\u2019s earlier more folksy records. Shooter Jennings and Dave Cobb have come together to create a very layered soundscape around these songs and it\u2019s a pleasure to listen to from start to finish. Brandi Carlile\u2019s By The Way, I Forgive You is available everywhere Friday, February 16th, 2018.<\/p>\n
Favorite Tracks : Every Time I Hear That Song, Hold Out Your Hand, Sugartooth, Whatever You Do, Fulton County Jane Doe<\/p>\n
Brandi Carlile – By The Way, I Forgive You (2018)<\/p>\n
Every Time I Hear That Song<\/p>\n<\/li>\n The Joke<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Hold Out Your Hand<\/p>\n<\/li>\n The Mother<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Whatever You Do<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Fulton County Jane Doe<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Sugartooth<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Most Of All<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Harder To Forgive<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Party Of One<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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