THE GEOGRAPHY OF LIGHT - CARRIE NEWCOMER
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, she also displays a flair for the whimsical on “Don’t Push Send,” about the dangers of impulsively written e-mail.
