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[Info]
Artist : Iris Dement
Album : Workin' on a World
Label : FlariElla Records
Genre : Country
Street Date : 2023-02-24
Quality : 239 kbps / 44.1kHz / Joint Stereo
Encoder : Lame 3.100 -V0
Size : 113.56MB
Time : 62:38 min
Url : http://allmusic.com/album/release/workin-on-a-world-mr0005909
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[Tracks]
1. Workin' On A World 3:49
2. Goin' Down To Sing In Texas 8:05
3. Say A Good Word 4:56
4. The Sacred Now 4:12
5. I Won't Ask You Why 4:02
6. Warriors Of Love 5:39
7. Let Me Be Your Jesus 3:59
8. The Cherry Orchard 4:13
9. Nothin' For The Dead 3:38
10. Mahalia 5:02
11. How Long 4:03
12. Walkin' Daddy 6:30
13. Waycross, Georgia 4:30
[Notes]
Iris DeMent is one of those rare songwriters who arrived seemingly fully
formed, an old soul already attuned to life's bittersweet bouquet of
circumstances. She was in her early thirties when she began her recording
career in 1992, and her subsequent output, if not overly prolific, has been
of remarkably consistent quality. Workin' on a World is DeMent's seventh
album and follows 2015's The Trackless Woods, a spartan but affecting
collection of verse by Russian poet Anna Akhmatova set to music. On Workin',
the veteran singer/songwriter returns to her country gospel wheelhouse with
renewed purpose to deliver a collection that is as timely as it is timeless.
In a broad sense, she has made a protest album, one which speaks to
present-day issues (gun violence, police brutality, climate change) in a way
that inspires activism rather than despair. It's not the first time DeMent
has tackled difficult socio-political matters; her 1996 album, The Way I
Should, was particularly outspoken, and she has remained a staunch advocate
for human rights. What sets Workin' on a World apart is its concise, clear
messaging and hopeful tone, especially in such a divided era. With its
rolling piano and driving beat, the rousing title cut plays like a mission
statement to an improving world she "may never see." Sacrifice for the
betterment of future generations is a core tenet of social activism, and
throughout the album DeMent honors an array of heroes, past and present,
from John Lewis and Mahalia Jackson to Rachel Corrie and the Chicks. She's
at her fiercest on "Goin' Down to Sing in Texas," an eight-minute gun
control epic that barely needs to wink, so apparent is the satire of its
subject. But even amid her cynicism, DeMent promotes courage and love,
applauding the conviction of those fighting on the front lines of social
justice. There are many tender moments too, especially on the standout "Say
a Good Word." Urging love and forgiveness, even to our enemies, she sings
"Life is so hard/Who isn't scarred/Go on and say a good word to them now."
DeMent's acute sense of humanity remains her greatest asset, and it has
rarely sounded so graceful as on this wonderful set of songs.