Carrie Newcomer
When It s Gone It s Gone
Tornado Alley
This Too Will Pass
Though Carrie Newcomer ranks with the most literary-minded of contemporary troubadours, The Age of Possibility is as impressive for its musical buoyancy and melodic grace as it is for its narrative command. The album finds.
more » Newcomer, coproducer Mark Williams, and session leader Don Dixon achieving a perfect balance of sound and sense. Subtle touches pay significant dividends: the cello that underscores the hymnlike purity of Thread and Sparrow, the accordion that waltzes through the autobiographical Just Like Downtown, the vibraphone that gives the shimmer to Seven Dreams. For all the thematic ambition of this song cycle as Newcomer sings of love and loss, blood and legacy, the passage of time and the timelessness of faith the results are never ponderous or preachy. Don McLeese