- 1All We Are02:49
- 2Sometimes04:40
- 3Didn’t Mean A Thing03:15
- 4Alchemist03:37
- 5Good Enough04:30
- 6Made Your Bed03:49
- 7Past and Present04:02
- 8Not In Control03:05
- 9Aces and Eights02:33
- 10Happy03
She’s back. Tori was the original one to have this sound. Then along came a heap of artists who copied that sound but nobody quite got it right. It is like there are a million Elvis impersonators out there but there is only one Elvis.
Tori tried to reinvent herself for a while, and while imitation is supposed to be the highest form of flattery, I suspect that was part of the reason why she attempted the change up.
Thankfully, and by no means any disrespect to her other ventures and styles, we have the only person who can truly be Tori Forsyth back. And boy, is she back.
This is stunning. She re-entered the limelight of country music with Shane Nicholson very quietly with Golden Guitar nominated song, Sometimes. So quietly that I didn’t know that it existed until it was nominated. I am usually like a seagull with a breadcrumb when I hear about a song from either artist.
It hinted that there would be more and indeed, here it is. I went to an early gig of Tori’s at the Django Bar, and she blew me away. She obviously draws from folks like Emmylou Harris and Melanie (who recently passed away) but she’s not a copycat.
While she says that she never really left country because she is a country girl, essentially, this album is more country than she has recorded in a while. Yes, there are twists and several shades of country music, but it is country.
Tori likes to mix things up, but that voice is the centre of every song. She can sing upbeat, slow it down, go middle ground and she can still carry that load.
While Shane sings Sometimes with her, the album is produced by Scott Horscroft. It essentially has all of the same feels of her previous country work, so he doesn’t change that up too much.
He lets Tori be Tori. Like Shane did.
Alchemist has such a cool groove, it is a serious subject which almost sounds fun because of the melody.
Good Enough with Kasey Chambers is magical. I love All we are and Didn’t Mean A Thing. Every track is a winner and it is hard to pick favourites. You can’t get much more country than You made your bed. I keep thinking, (by the tune) that the bad guys are about to ride into town. Past and Present is classic Tori.
Dawn of the Dark is one of my favourite Aussie Country music albums of all time. This one will be good company for that one.
Welcome back.
Cowgirlup 