This is the debut album from Liverpulian singer-songwriter Hannah Rose Platt, following on from an EP released a couple of years ago. Four of the tracks are common but the album versions appear to have been re-recorded in Nashville, as was the rest of the album, and both the playing and the production are a step up. It does have that slightly poppy and smooth Nashville feel to the sound but Platt easily avoids any identikit “contemporary country” tropes.
She has a slightly fragile voice which suits her generally quiet, reflective and sad material. “1954” remains the stand-out, the desperately sad tale of a woman who appears to be waiting for her first date but in fact is in a home with dementia waiting for her husband. The songs in general are a cut above the average, though it would be nice to have…
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…a little more variety in the sound as one can drift into the next. But overall the less is more approach, combined with the quality of her writing make this a strong first full step into the UK country scene.
01. Little Screws (4:45)
02. Temptress (4:04)
03. 1954 (4:30)
04. Dancer (3:18)
05. The Doll And The Soldier (3:47)
06. (We’ll Say Goodbye) Tomorrow (3:08)
07. Crumbs (4:12)
08. Half Way Home (3:22)
09. You Don’t Know Jack (3:26)
10. Daughter (3:26)
11. Birthday Card (4:29)
12. Yellow Roses (4:16)