Title: Bidin' My Time (Rounder Records)
You might like if you enjoy: Tom Petty, the Desert Rose Band, the Flying Burrito Brothers
Tell me more: A beautiful and deeply affecting album, Chris Hillman's wonderful Bidin' My Time serves not only as a celebration of the legendary co-founder of the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers but as a tribute to the illustrious lineup of guests who appear on the disc. Produced by Tom Petty — who the world lost on Oct. 2, 2017 — Bidin' My Time features singer/multi-instrumentalist Hillman performing songs he co-wrote with Steve Hill as well as songwriting contributions from Sonny Curtis, Nathan G. Barrow, Pete Seeger, Petty, and fellow Byrds members Roger McGuinn and Gene Clark. The shimmering "Here She Comes Again" will thrill fans of Hillman's '60s tuneful folk rock with its layers of 12- and 6-string guitar provided by McGuinn and Petty alongside the organ handiwork of Benmont Tench (of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers fame). "She Don't Care About Time" taps into a similar sonic vein, with John Jorgenson's 12-string electric guitar dancing with Tench's stellar piano play. Assisting Hillman on his first studio album since 2005 are other greats including David Crosby (on harmony vocals on the lovely "Bells of Rhymney"), fiddler Gabs Witcher, drummer Steve Ferrone and bassist Mark Fain. And everywhere the masterful acoustic guitar, banjo and harmony vocals of Herb Pedersen shine. If there was any justice in the world, modern-day commercial country radio would have the album's infectious title track, introspective "Given All I Can See" and tender ballad "Different Rivers" in heavy rotation. Information: rounder.com.
Artist: Shania Twain
Title: Now (Mercury Nashville)
You might like if you enjoy: Shania Twain, Sara Evans
Tell me more: The top-selling female country music of all time, Shania Twain has sold more than 75 million albums. The Canadian singer-songwriter's highly-anticipated return Now delivers on her influential style of blending pop, rock and country music stylings together in songs that simultaneously celebrate good times, love and life's wide emotional expanse. Her first album in 15 years, "Now" features songs that bristle with modern-day touches and enduring melodies. Chief among the catchy gems are the reggae-tinged "Swinging' With My Eyes Closed," pop-styled "More Fun," rousing "Life's About To Get Good" and dance-minded "You Can't Buy Love." The confessional "Home Now," haunting "Poor Me," hypnotic "Who's Gonna Be Your Girl" and piano-anchored "Soldier" touch on the deeper reaches of Twain's songwriting. "Now" is available as both a standard 12-track album (reviewed here) and as a deluxe edition that includes 16 tracks. Information: ShaniaTwain.com.
Title: The Road To Glasgow (Steel Derrick Music)
You might like if you enjoy: Anny Celsi, Nelson Bragg, Celtic music
Tell me more: It is fitting with 2017 marking the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love that Los Angeles-based Anny Celsi and Nelson Bragg have teamed up with Dublin's Duncan Maitland (Picturehouse, Pugwash) to release an album that somehow captures that magical time when vocal harmonies, sweet melodies, memorable songs and psychedelic overtones gave birth to the L.A.'s Byrds and London's Fairport Convention. The melodic power pop "Heavenly Day," lovely folk nugget "Own Sweet Time" (one of three live recordings on the disc) and a driving take on Paul Kelly's "To Her Door" and lush Byrds-styled take on Peter Holsapple's "Hollywood Waltz" capture the honest and sweet sound of The Road To Glasgow. Fans of the aforementioned Chris Hillman disc Bidin' My Time will fully appreciate the beauty and performances on The Road To Glasgow. Information: annycelsi.com and steelderrickmusic.com.
Robert Kinsler
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