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10/4/2024 Michelle Malone (from the album Southern ComfortMichelle Malone (from the album Southern Comfort on SBS Records) (by Lee Zimmerman)
Georgia-based singer/songwriter Michelle Malone bares her soul and fully expresses her emotions on the aptly titled Southern Comfort, the latest in a series of releases that have found her ascending to the top ranks of today’s Indie artists. It’s a mark of that special distinction that it features a number of prestigious participants, among them Buddy Miller, Blackberry Smoke mainstays Charlie Starr and Paul Jackson, Will Kimbrough, Randall Bramblett, The Georgia Satellites’ Rick Richards, and guitarist Doug Kees, and yet, at the same time, it’s Malone’s assured style and well-defined delivery that ensures its success. Not that she doesn’t receive some support, especially in terms of songwriting. While she composed, or co-composed, fully half of the tracks, Dean Dillon wrote the remainder. The sentiments remain solidly in sync throughout, however, a mix of feelings that are both tender and tenacious. Her vocals ring with absolute authority, and on a song such as the title track, which, appropriately, opens the album, her vulnerability and wistful wanderlust come clearly to the fore. Likewise, the candid and confessional tone taken on “I Choke on My Words” serves as a reminder that even the most emphatic artist can occasionally get plagued by regret and self-doubt. All in all, Southern Comfort comes across as the most affecting and appealing album of Malone’s musical career, no small feat considering the vibrant efforts she’s accumulated so far. Given the personal perspective Malone purveys throughout, the connection comes as little surprise. Whether rocking with a rousing fervor on “Like Mother Like Daughter”, “Barbed Wire Kisses”, “One Track Mind”, and “Undercover Mother”, or conveying sadness and remorse on the sweetly sentimental “Easter Sunday”, the heartfelt homily “I Want To Be in That Picture”, and the pleading while poignant “Wine and Regret”, Michelle Malone gets her point across with unequivocal honesty and absolute integrity. Ultimately then, it allows Southern Comfort to communicate with a goodly share of comfort and caress. (by Lee Zimmerman) Listen and buy the music of Michelle Malone from AMAZON Please visit the Michelle Malone website for more information The Blog Tags widget will appear here on the published site.
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