Shovels & Rope return to childhood
Friday, February 5, 2021 – The husband-and-wife duo that comprise Shovels & Rope - Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent - have gone the children s route on Busted Juice Box Vol 3. The collection is geared towards children s songs with help from other artists, who are parents. Sharon Van Etten helps out on The Beach Boys In My Room. The War and Treaty, John Paul White, members of Deer Tick, The Secret Sisters and The Felice Brothers all lend their support . Songs include Tomorrow with The War and Treaty, My Little Buckaroo with M. Ward and What a Wonderful World with White.
Synchronicity. Walter Hyatt and I shared it in buckets during the decade we knew each other, and it still gently turns up a quarter of a century after he “left the building.” After living with this CD for a week, I thought I’d give it another spin as I wrote about it. Just as “Uncle Walt,” Champ Hood and David Ball start grooving away on the opening track, “If I Don’t Stop Crying (I know I’m gonna bring down rain),” it starts coming down like cats and dogs outside, and I smile. ‘Cause here’s the rub the tune is an upbeat toe-tapper blues about water getting thrown on a once-sizzling relationship. Metaphysical? That’s how Walter rolled with many of us.