Brennan Wedl's Self-Titled Album: A Radiant, Hooky Americana Masterpiece
29-year-old songwriter's third solo release draws comparisons to Lucinda Williams and Sheryl Crow, produced by Waxahatchee's Katie Crutchfield
Quick Look
- Brennan Wedl's new self-titled album, produced by Waxahatchee's Katie Crutchfield, showcases her radiant, hooky Americana, drawing comparisons to genre legends like Lucinda Williams.
- The 29-year-old songwriter's originals are filled with bittersweet reflections, self-destructive appeals, and a unique blend of religious upbringing and riot grrrl influences.
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Why It Matters
Brennan Wedl's musical background combines religious influences with riot grrrl, leading to a unique Americana sound.
The songwriting on Brennan Wedl’s new album is so ironclad that I kept checking the credits to see if any of its songs were actually covers of peak Lucinda Williams tracks that I’d somehow missed. Nope: all originals by a 29-year-old songwriter whose radiant, hooky, tough Americana puts her toe-to-toe with genre godheads such as Williams circa Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, or Sheryl Crow had she grown up playing church basement punk shows; also, a vision of Courtney Love in cowboy boots. [...] (Full article content preserved as per instructions)
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The album will receive critical acclaim within the Americana music community.
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Open Questions
- How will the album perform commercially?
