Talent is in the genes, so Lisa Marie Presley has no problems there. Talent on this album also comes in the shape of producer, guitarist T-bone Burnett, whose sound and production are immediately evident, so much so that, the first touchstone you think of is Alison Krauss/Robert Plant’s, ‘Raising Sand’. Additional collaborators included Sacha Skarbek (who’s written with Adele among others), and singer-songwriters Ed Harcourt and Richard Hawley.
Lisa Marie has a touch of baritone in her Alto-voice that gels superbly with the guitar and gives the record a distinctive sound. The songs are nicely paced. Low down gritty road tunes, ‘Over me’, ‘You Ain’t Seen Nothin' Yet’ (Not a Bachman Turner Overdrive cover), ‘Un-Break’ . Classy FM Americana, ‘So Long’, ‘Storm of Nails’ to sweet and beautiful ballads ‘Weary’, ‘Close to the Edge’ and ‘Soften the Blows’.
It took around three listens for it all to sink in, now the record is a constant on the turntable. This is certainly a big step in the right direction for this artist.
Pete
9/11
Storm & Grace is released on Universal /
