Record Details
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Record ID
1622
Artist
Gillian Welch
Title
Hell Among The Yearlings
Field / Genre
Folk
Year Recorded
1998
Label
Acony
Pressing
Am
Rating
****
Discs
1
Media
CD
Date Bought
20 Dec 2004
Cost
¤0.00
Cover Name
—
Review
<p>Lacking some of the focus that made her debut album so stunning, <i>Hell Among the Yearlings</i> is nevertheless a thoroughly satisfying second album from Gillian Welch. Instead of backing away from the rustic folkiness of <i>Revival</i>, Welch deepens her bleak, clear-eyed worldview, which makes her spare, old-timey arrangements all the more powerful. On occasion, the performances and songs are a bit too studied to be truly effective, but those moments are fleeting -- <i>Hell Among the Yearlings</i> offers ample proof that Welch is a talented, individual songwriter and that her debut was no fluke.</p>— <b>Thom Owens</b>