LAURA CANTRELL
When the Roses Bloom Again
(Diesel Only)
Cantrell's second CD straddles the alt-country divide between Kitty Wells and Iris DeMent, with a nod to '60s rock. She keeps the pedal steel prominent on many of the melancholy songs by underexposed writers like Amy Rigby and Joe Flood. Cantrell updates vintage country with a voice as sweet as clover. A
– Alanna Nash