My dad heard Beth Nielsen Chapman perform at a conference, spoke to her afterwards and brought me back a signed copy of her new album, Back to Love. I procrastinated on listening to the whole thing, but when I did it was twice back-to-back, just for starters.I've been describing Beth's sound to people as something like "Joni Mitchell meets the Indigo Girls meets Alison Krauss." Her style is a wonderful blend of folk, country, a little bluegrass and lots of soul. She has a truly unique voice that has a rich sound I haven't heard much before.
And her songs are beautiful! I'm talking musically and lyrically. As the album title would suggest, every song on here has something to do with love, be it love of another person or love of God. The simple, prayerful "How We Love" asserts, "All that matters in the end is how we love;" the subtly groovy "I Can See Me Loving You" (my favorite track at the moment) includes the terribly romantic line, "All I know is from the moment I laid eyes on you, you're as far as I can see." Every line is sung with genuine passion and playfulness--there are at least two laughs embedded in the vocals of this album, which just makes me smile. :) See?
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