Review by Keith "MuzikMan" Hannaleck
4 stars out of 4
Former "Whiskeytown" vocalist Caitlin Cary, and I stress the word
former, has recently completed a two year project titled "While You
Weren't Looking." The title is a lead in for what the entire concept
of the album is about. Life can catch us off guard at times, and while
Caitlin and her fans weren't looking she recorded a diverse, rich,
full bodied emotion filled album. Caitlin calls this a wake up call
to those who aren't paying attention to life going on around them;
hence we need a push or shove, or some out of the ordinary music.
Her voice is sublime and it weaves a purposeful path through the mix
of fine musicianship provided by her own voice and violin playing
along with Mike Daly (guitars, singing), Skillet Gilmore (drums, percussion),
Mike Santoro (bass), and Jen Gunderman (keyboards). The atmosphere
is characterized by her heartfelt country, rock, and folk vocal style.
This is not a style that cries out in desperate pain, its one of a
person that has felt and lived the hurt of life, and one that has
walked through the door and made it to the other side. Cary is like
the girl next door, the one you remembered from high school that left
town after graduation and traveled enough to spin a tale or two through a song.
One listen to the emotion and feeling expressed in "Shallow Heart,
Shallow Water" and "Fireworks" you will immediately know what I have
been talking about. Life can be unpredictable and full of unplanned
events, then while you're not looking something gets you by surprise,
like Caitlin Cary's new album.
Disc 1
1. Shallow Heart, Shallow Water
2. Please Don't Hurry Your Heart
3. Fireworks
4. What Will You Do?
5. Thick Walls Down
6. Sorry
7. Pony
8. The Fair
9. Too Many Keys
10. Hold On To Me
11. I Ain't Found Nobody Yet
Disc: 2
Bonus Mini-Disc
1. The Battle (w/ Ryan Adams)
2. Trickle of Whiskey
3. The Fair
4. Keys To the Fair
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