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Aug 5, 2015As the songs unfold, the nuances in DeMent's vocals become more apparent, as painterly as the poet's words.
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Dec 22, 2015Dark in tone and intimate in presentation, The Trackless Woods is unique in DeMent's catalog.
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Aug 19, 2015The 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.
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Aug 7, 2015Often built around little more than the words, DeMent’s homespun warble, and a piano sometimes fleshed out by stringed instruments--is closely aligned to DeMent’s best work.
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Aug 6, 2015Recorded 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.
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UncutAug 5, 2015The Trackless Woods is one of those wonderful records that reveals more if itself with each successive play. [Sep 2015, p.74]
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Aug 5, 2015Its sparseness allows the listener to reflect, in the time and space, on the moments of staggering beauty in the poems.
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Aug 25, 2015Mostly, it’s just an intense record, one that beckons listeners to sit down with the liner notes and lyrics, much like the canon of poetry off of which it’s based.
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MojoAug 5, 2015Though 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]