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Tift Merritt has become unexpectedly (and thankfully) prolific since she signed with Fantasy Records in 2008, after going four years without releasing a record. See You on the Moon is her third album in as many years, and from the first track, she demonstrates that she can maintain solid quality control at this pace and does so with ease. See You on the Moon is a more spare and intimate-sounding set than 2008's Another Country, as if she learned a bit about the value of concision with her 2009 solo acoustic live set, but Merritt clearly works well with others. As on Merritt's other albums, the real key to See You on the Moon lies in her songs and her voice, and both are in splendid form here; Merritt has a lovely natural instrument, but she never relies on beauty for its own sake, letting a range of emotional shadings color the tunes, and with a subtle catch in her voice or a bend in her pitch, she can break your heart and mend it again moments later. There's a modesty in Tift Merritt's music that makes it more compelling than a lot of artists who make a grand show of their joy and/or grief, and See You on the Moon finds Merritt weaving her spell as effectively as ever; it's marvelous music well worth your time and attention.
Condition: Brand New Factory Sealed
TRACK LISTING
1 Mixtape 3:18
2 Engine To Turn 2:51
3 The Things That Everybody Does 3:05
4 Six More Days of Rain 2:46
5 Feel of the World 4:44
6 Neer Talk About It 4:48
7 All the Reasons We Don't Have to Fight 4:39
8 Live till You Die 2:44
9 Papercut 2:51
10 See You On the Moon 4:34
11 Danny's Song 2:10
12 After Today 4:31
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