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  • Summary: The poems of Russian Anna Akhmatova are the basis of the latest release from the singer-songwriter.
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A woman's voice, like the wind, it rushes Nocturnal, moist and black And as it flies, whatever it brushes It changes and it won't change back It's a... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Aug 5, 2015
    88
    As the songs unfold, the nuances in DeMent's vocals become more apparent, as painterly as the poet's words.
  2. Uncut
    Aug 5, 2015
    80
    The Trackless Woods is one of those wonderful records that reveals more if itself with each successive play. [Sep 2015, p.74]
  3. Aug 5, 2015
    80
    Its sparseness allows the listener to reflect, in the time and space, on the moments of staggering beauty in the poems.
  4. Aug 6, 2015
    80
    Recorded in her living room, with her harsh-edged vocals backed by her own piano work and occasional help from a band including guitar hero Leo Kottke, this is a quietly powerful triumph.
  5. Aug 19, 2015
    80
    The Trackless Woods most certainly suggests we need Dement to carry on making unusual and charming records like this, rescuing austerity from the mealy mouths of politicians, to transform hard times into fine moments of beauty.
  6. Dec 22, 2015
    80
    Dark in tone and intimate in presentation, The Trackless Woods is unique in DeMent's catalog.
  7. Mojo
    Aug 5, 2015
    60
    Though the results are not always easy to take.... The sense of folk and country pervades each and every performance, saving the day. [Sep 2015, p.90]

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