★★★★★
American folk music veteran Kris Delmhorst is no stranger to the music business. She has, in fact, been around for almost 20 years, having released her debut album, Appetite, as far back as 1998. After spending that long in the game you're bound to want to mix it up a little and, seeing as Blood Test would be her first album of original material since 2008, Delmhorst clearly felt that a change of tact was necessary...
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2014-07-10
★★★★★
These days Kris Delmhorst is getting pretty playful with the singer/songwriter form. Two years ago she parlayed e.e. cummings' and Walt Whitman's poetry into vivid, jazzy, string band-ish numbers on Strange Conversation. Now she's changed directions again, shifting emphasis from a song's lyric to its all-encompassing mood...
- www.americansongwriter.com
2013-04-25
★★★★★
No, it's not a singer-songwriter retelling of the most recent Pixar franchise, thank your lucky stars for that. Instead, it's Delmhorst's salute to a band that helped pass the Brooklyn native's 13th year. Similar to nods label mates Jeffrey Foucault and Eilen Jewell have given to their musical heroes (John Prine and Loretta Lynn, respectively) in recent years, Cars has the potential to bring a brilliant young songwriter to a wider audience via a covers album...
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2011-09-05
★★★★★
It takes some effort to truly enjoy Shotgun Singer from solo artist Kris Delmhorst, but with an open ear and open mind it can fully engulf you in no time. What's impressive is how epic in scope this album is considering she recorded it on her own with guest players in a rural cabin. It's not a perfect folk record by any means, but on Delmhorst's fifth outing, you can tell she is a seasoned vet. The aural and emotional effect of each song on the record reaches its full potential often...
- www.adequacy.net
2009-07-21
★★★★★
The woman who played fiddle and sang on Carl Cacho's excellent Spark album releases a dreamy and elegant 50 minutes of music over 13 titles. Kris Delmhorst's Songs for a Hurricane do not overpower like Stacie Rose's and Deb Pasternak's fine and more rocking endeavors. This artist is subtle in her approach with music that comes up behind you and a voice that breathes through the speakers...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
A number of singer/songwriters forget something essential when they begin their inward glance: Music needs to have catchy hooks and pleasant melodies in order to stick with the listener. Kris Delmhorst doesn't make that mistake. "Damn Love Song" and "Broken White Line" are likable before one has even bothered to read the lyric sheet...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
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