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Billboard- Geography of Light Review
March 6th, 2008
by Wayne Robins Billboard
Though this is her 11th Rounder album, you could be forgiven for thinking of Carrie Newcomer as a newcomer herself. The singer/songwriter is deeply rooted in her native Indiana, and she finds artistic inspiration and personal comfort in the Midwest. She may be a regional artist, but she has a universal vision and appeal.
Her pure, pitch-perfect voice has a slight huskiness that conveys the "heart" in heartland, and she surrounds herself with skilled musicians who augment her with richly textured piano, percussion, violin, cello, banjo, ukulele and the occasional English horn. The songs reflect her varied interests: spiritual, literary, philosophical, environmental, charitable. Though there's a seriousness of purpose here (the evanescent "A Map of Shadows," the earthy "One Woman and a Shovel"), she also displays a flair for the whimsical on "Don't Push Send," about the dangers of impulsively written e-mail.
