All American Made

by Margo Price

Overview

Margo Price cut her 2016 debut, Midwest Farmer's Daughter, on her own dime, hawking everything she and her husband had to record the album at Sun Studio. Its rawness grabbed the attention of Third Man Records, which released the record unadorned. Critics and a cult of fans also found the rough edges appealing, but that ragged immediacy also suggested Price was more of a traditionalist than she actually was, a situation she remedies with 2017's All American Made. Written and recorded in the aftermath of Donald J. Trump's November 2016 election, All American Made doesn't disguise Price's liberal politics -- "Pay Gap" addresses gender inequality among salaries, the title track is a stark bit of protest that reaches its boil thanks to sampled news clips -- which is a shift from the personal vignettes of her debut, and she broadens her musical range, too. Price is particularly drawn to laid-back slow, going so far as to set "Cocaine Cowboys" to a lackadaisical funk beat. She hasn't abandoned country -- the album opens with the rockabilly of "Don't Say It," which is quickly countered by the barroom swing of "Weakness," while Willie Nelson later swings by to sing on "Learning to Lose" -- which means All American Made winds up drawing an expansive portrait of American roots music, one that touches on R&B, Tex-Mex, girl group pop, spacy indie rock, and even Glen Campbell's trippiest moments. Price isn't a dilettante; these disparate styles are unified by a musical and lyrical aesthetic that views American life not only as a continuum, but a place where the past and present, rural and urban are in constant dialogue. Despite some deservedly hard edges, it's this vision of an open-hearted, open-bordered U.S.A. that gives All American Made its lasting power. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/20/2017
Label:	Third Man Records
UPC:	0813547024947

Tracks

1. Don't Say It
2. Weakness
3. A Little Pain
4. Learning to Lose
5. Pay Gap
6. Nowhere Fast
7. Cocaine Cowboys
8. Wild Women
9. Heart of America
10. Do Right by Me
11. Loner
12. All American Made

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Margo Price   Primary Artist,Vocals,Percussion,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background),Guitar (Nylon String)
Jeremy Ivey   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Bass,Harmonica,Percussion
Cory Younts   Mandolin
Kevin Bass   Bass
Marisa Polesky   Violin
Matt Ross-Spang   Percussion
Joshua Hedley   Fiddle
Ashley Wilcoxson   Vocals (Background)
Kevin Black   Bass
Alex Munoz   E-Bow,Percussion,Guitar (Baritone),Guitar (Electric)
Mickey Raphael   Harmonica
Micah Hulscher   Organ,Piano,Accordion,Mellotron,Wurlitzer,Synthesizer
Luke Schneider   Dobro,Pedal Steel
Willie Nelson   Vocals,Featured Artist
Dillon Napier   Drums,Percussion
The McCrary Sisters   Vocals (Background)
Jonathan Kirkscey   Cello
Wen-Yih You   Violin
Jennifer Puckett   Viola
Jamie Davis   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Erin Rae   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Caitlin Parker   Design
Matt Ross-Spang   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Joshua Hedley   Harmony
Mike Stankiewicz   Assistant Engineer
Tristan McNatt   Design
Wesley Graham   Assistant Engineer
Margo Price   Harmony,Composer,Producer
Nathanio Strimpopulos   Design
Steve Chadie   Engineer
Bob Ludwig   Mastering
Lester Snell   String Arrangements
Willie Nelson   Drum Triggers
Jeremy Ivey   Harmony,Composer,Producer
Alex Munoz   Engineer,Producer
Danielle Holbert   Photography