Traveling Alone

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All Music Guide - Mark Deming
If Tift Merritt's body of work so far has shown anything, it's that she seems incapable of making an uninteresting or emotionally dishonest record, and she can work in a number of different ways and still sound like herself. Traveling Alone, Merritt's fifth studio album, was recorded in Brooklyn with producer Tucker Martine, and for these sessions, Merritt and her studio band cut the bulk of the material live in the studio, with a group of stellar accompanists including Marc Ribot on guitar, John Convertino on percussion, Eric Heywood on pedal steel, and Jay Brown on bass. The close interaction of the musicians is a large part of the sound of Traveling Alone -- hearing them...
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All Music Guide - Mark Deming
If Tift Merritt's body of work so far has shown anything, it's that she seems incapable of making an uninteresting or emotionally dishonest record, and she can work in a number of different ways and still sound like herself. Traveling Alone, Merritt's fifth studio album, was recorded in Brooklyn with producer Tucker Martine, and for these sessions, Merritt and her studio band cut the bulk of the material live in the studio, with a group of stellar accompanists including Marc Ribot on guitar, John Convertino on percussion, Eric Heywood on pedal steel, and Jay Brown on bass. The close interaction of the musicians is a large part of the sound of Traveling Alone -- hearing them kick into gear in the intro to "Still Not Home" is a thrill -- but despite having a band of top-flight players behind her, Merritt is very much the focus of Traveling Alone throughout, and she's in typically excellent form. The title cut is a bittersweet meditation on the joys of solitude, and much of Traveling Alone concerns itself with freedom and following one's own path, for better ("To Myself") or for worse ("Still Not Home"), and Merritt's lyrics are eloquent with an artful touch that doesn't compromise their sincerity and direct focus, while her strong but elegant melodies are a fine match. As a vocalist, Merritt continues to go from strength to strength, and the purity of her instrument and the intelligence of her phrasing, as well her sure-footed musical instincts, suggest she's maturing into the Emmylou Harris of her generation. And with guest vocalist Andrew Bird doing his best Roy Orbison impression alongside Merritt's lead, "Drifted Apart" is the best ballad of broken hearts to appear so far in 2012. Traveling Alone feels more spontaneous and immediate than most of Tift Merritt's previous work, but it's no less beautiful or affecting for it, and it offers further evidence that Merritt is as good a singer/songwriter as anyone working the form these days.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 10/2/2012
  • Label: Yep Roc Records
  • UPC: 634457229129
  • Catalog Number: 2291
  • Sales rank: 8,919

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Traveling Alone (4:44)
  2. 2 Sweet Spot (2:50)
  3. 3 Drifted Apart (3:34)
  4. 4 Still Not Home (3:48)
  5. 5 Feeling of Beauty (4:01)
  6. 6 Too Soon to Go (4:35)
  7. 7 Small Talk Relations (3:23)
  8. 8 Spring (4:21)
  9. 9 To Myself (3:34)
  10. 10 In the Way (3:35)
  11. 11 Marks (5:44)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Tift Merritt Primary Artist, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals
Marc Ribot Guitar, Ukulele, Marxophone
Tony Scherr Upright Bass
John Convertino Percussion, Drums
Eric Heywood Banjo, Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar
Andrew Bird Violin, Vocals
Rob Burger Piano, Accordion, Mellotron, Wurlitzer
Rob Moose Violin
Clarice Jensen Cello
Jay Brown Bass, Harmony
Nadia Sirota Viola
Y Music Strings Strings
Technical Credits
Tucker Martine Producer, Engineer
Ryan Freeland Mastering
Tift Merritt Composer
Rob Moose String Arrangements
Alex Venguer Engineer
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