★★★★★
Long respected in Nashville for her ability to write some of the most evocative story songs in modern music, world-traveling, Kim Richey returns to Nashville with Thorn In My Heart an engaging collection of music that's her first collection of all new music in over three years and her first album released through Yep Roc Records...
- www.roughstock.com
2013-04-23
★★★★★
Kim RicheyThorn in My Heart (Yep Roc) Rating: 3 out of 5 stars If 2010's Wreck Your Wheels was a retrenchment from the fussy production of its predecessor--2007's terrific if underappreciated Chinese Boxes--then this new release from the always dependable Richey continues the backwards momentum. It further strips down the instrumentation leaving an open and uncluttered sound...
- www.americansongwriter.com
2013-04-18
★★★★★
The rich textures of Kim Richey's voice require careful listening to appreciate. What at first listen may seem somewhat lax and lazy becomes purposely engaging when put in context of her songs. Her self-penned compositions (every song has a co-writer) suggest the same indolence, until one realizes the impression is just a disguise. Richey's passions run deep and have the luxuriance of soft silk--a fabric stronger than tensile steel...
- www.popmatters.com
2011-01-20
★★★★★
Despite having a fairly successful fifteen-year career, Kim Richey is still virtually unknown to the general public. While she's sung on albums by Shawn Colvin, Ryan Adams and Mary Chapin Carpenter, as well as writing hits for the likes of Trisha Yearwood and Brookes & Dunn, Richey continues to fly under the collective radar of both country and rock radio...
- glidemagazine.com
2010-12-06
★★★★★
Since coming to prominence with her debut single "Just My Luck" in 1995, Kim Richey has achieved success both as a solo artist and a go-to songwriter for some of Nashville's best-known names.But it's on her own terms that she shines the brightest, and her sixth album, Wreck Your Wheels, is no exception to that rule. Marking a return to her Americana roots, it's a diverse record packed with sublime melodies, affecting vocals, and a real organic vibe...
- www.ink19.com
2010-06-10
★★★★★
You've got to be in the right mood for this; and if your mood is frenetic, this is perfect. It will calm you. There are no sudden surprises, there is nothing disturbing, irritating or upsetting. It is absolutely fine. To quote the accompanying blurb: "an artist who doesn't fit easily into a box, who is broader than one category, who is simply 'good'". "Good". That's spot-on. There is nothing wrong with the singing - nice voice...
- www.bbc.co.uk
2010-05-20
★★★★★
Chinese Boxes is acclaimed singer-songwriter Kim Richey's first studio album in five years, and she has marked her return to the scene with an album as diverse as it is enjoyable.Richey has never been afraid to progress her sound and songwriting -- as demonstrated by her previous record, Rise -- and Chinese Boxes is no exception, containing elements of folk, edgy Americana and delicate pop...
- www.ink19.com
2009-07-20
★★★★★
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- www.robertchristgau.com
2009-07-10
★★★★★
When singer-songwriters like Steve Earle or Rosanne Cash ditch Nashville for the larger worlds of rock and pop, it's usually because their idiosyncratic vision won't fit within the rigid formulas and confines of country music. Kim Richey's defection is a little more mysterious. Glimmer, her third album, is a smooth, accomplished stab at adult-contemporary respectability, but it feels more lifeless than either of her Nashville efforts...
- www.rollingstone.com
2009-06-08
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