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Take Me Home

Mare Wakefield

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Album Review

Mare Wakefield has concocted a mellow, likable country-folk sound on Take Me Home. The opener, "I'll Drive," lays down a backdrop of piano, acoustic guitar, and drums that works well with Wakefield's warm vocals. A sad country-flavored Dobro sets the mood for "Pack Up Your Stuff," an emotional downer with a little vocal help from Amelia White. Both songs have strong melodies and, especially in the latter case, unwind at their own pace. Given this pacing combined with low-key arrangements and a simple production (very little reverb, etc.), these songs are imbued with a back-porch quality. Another intriguing quality of Take Me Home is the addition of Nomad Övünç's piano in the midst of the fiddles and Dobros. It's never intrusive as in bad country-pop, but is woven into the texture of "Texas" and "Cold River," adding a nice, unexpected touch. Wakefield is helped along this path considerably by bassist Jim Thacker, drummer Justin Amaral, fiddler Brian Arrowood, Dobroist Kim Gardner, and several others. These players, whatever their individual histories may be, fall into a comfortable groove here, offering an attractive, spare soundscape for Wakefield's vocals. Things get a bit funkier on "Love vs. the U.S.A.," a rockin' bit of gospel complete with a backing choir. Non-pretentious with a mellow country-folk sound, Wakefield's Take Me Home offers a solid group of songs on its own terms. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr., Rovi

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I keep listening to this again and again

Mare Wakefield’s voice comes rolling out of the speakers in a soothing wave on her new album Take Me Home. Though there’s a definite twangy vibe, Wakefield’s music is an anodyne to the ear-pain produced by most New Country artists; her songs are warm and rich, without a hint of the jangly Shania sound so often flooding the airwaves these days. Like any country artist worth her salt-of-the-earth, Wakefield is a compelling story-teller. She sings about lost love, found love, and that old country standby, the tragic “pickup truck that drove off a cliff” tale. What is it about fiddles and suicide songs that mesh so well? Dave Matthews should take note. Along with the fiddle, Wakefield’s band backs her with piano, bass, banjo, a dobro, and what the liner notes charmingly if cryptically refer to as “road noises.” Take Me Home is slickly produced, leaving a slight pop aftertaste that isn’t necessary for this artist. Though the musicians backing her are talented, I’d like to hear Wakefield’s voice stripped of the surrounding gloss, sitting rough in a room with a guitar. Still, the album is well worth picking up – a sensual, vibrant work that knows its strengths but doesn’t take itself too seriously. Favorite Track: Track 7, “Love vs. the USA”

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