The latest offering from the contradictory punk rocker with flowers in her hair (never met one punk rocker who had anything next or near flowers in their hair). The Scottish singer surprises on some tracks and disappoints on others, stating the obvious perhaps but she really comes through on the opening song ‘Maggie Mccall’ it’s so very bluesy and it’s good. The first single ‘This Ol’ World’ is a duet with blues musician Joe Bonamassa, immediately sends out the vibe that Sandi wants the world to know she has musically matured. Her distinctive, husky voice mixes beautifully with Bonamassa’s blues rock vocals and guitar.
She stretches her vocals on ‘Let It Stay’ which draws connotations in your mind of a sitting alone in a late night diner, reminiscing of what could have been. It’s the kind of song you’d expect to hear during the sad montage at the end of a rom-com just before they live happily ever after. It’s what one might call a power ballad, men will hate it and yes I understand what an awesomely sweeping statement that is. The title song entices you with a sense of urgency and is a welcome instrumental after the aforementioned ballad. The album then slides effortlessly into ‘Show No Concern’, á la Lurleen (of Simpson’s fame) a song about how you can’t keep a good girl down. It would seem so Sandi. It’s a busy album, it’s a country blues album. Move over Shania.
