Veronica Swift – This Bitter Earth (CD)

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Swift comes from deep musical roots, the daughter of acclaimed jazz pianist Hod O'Brien and singer Stephanie Nakasian, and that pedigree shows in how fearlessly she navigates betwe en idioms without losing the emotional thread. What makes this collection land so hard is her instinct for pairing charged, socially weighted lyrics with arrangements that never let the message overwhelm the performance. Whereas Veronica Swift's 2019 Mack Avenue Records debut, Confessions, contained songs that played out like pages from her personal diary, on the captivating follow-up, This Bitter Earth, she flips by crafting an ingenious song cycle that tackles sexism ("How Lovely to Be a Woman"), domestic abuse ("He Hit Me"), environmental issues, racism, xenophobia ("You Have To Be Carefully Taught"), and the dangers of fake news ("The Sports Page"). The singer-songwriter gathered material that covers multiple genres, including jazz, American musicals, and contemporary indie-rock fortifying her position as a leading force in genre-bending song presentation. Tracklist 1. This Bitter Earth (4:26) 2. How Lovely To Be A Woman (4:09) 3. You've Got To Be Carefully Taught (5:44) 4. Getting To Know You (6:15) 5. The Man I Love (4:48) 6. You're The Dangerous Type (4:23) 7. Trust In Me (5:18) 8. He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss) (2:08) 9. As Long as He Needs Me (4:55) 10. Everybody Has The Right To Be Wrong (2:50) 11. Prisoner of Love (4:15) 12. The Sports Page (6:19) 13. Sing (5:44) UPC: 673203117723Label: Mack Avenue RecordsRelease Date: 3.19.21Format: CD Show more