Cortney Tidwell returns with her second album after the fantastic Don't Let Stars Keep Us Tangled Up. Tidwell comes from Nashville, Tennessee, so her music is based in a country tradition, but modernized with electronics and influences from loads of other genres. Listening to her makes me think of what country could be if the genre innovated and experimented like artists in other genres have. Because of the risk-taking and overall music knowledge of Cortney (and her brother/producer Todd), it's unfair to categorize Tidwell as just altcountry. Her sound easily floats from altcountry (as on "Being Crosby") to indie pop (on "So We Sing") to whatever genre you think Bjorks belongs in (as on "Son And Moon"). She gets around sonically. The amazing thing is that the quality of the music doesn't suffer from so much genre hopping. Every sound she tackles she aces. Cortney is simply one of the most audacious female singer-songwriters out there, and her country infusion into almost every sound out there (or possibly the other way around) is incredibly engaging and interesting.

Style: Indie Pop, Altcountry 

RIYL: Emiliana Torrini, Bjork

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2009  Altcountry  Bjork  Boys  City Slang  Cortney Tidwell  Emiliana Torrini  Indie Pop  onecaseman 

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