Fall For Beauty – Lynn Miles

Fall For Beauty – Lynn  Miles

Tracks – 10

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The first thing I have to note about this CD is that the cover art is exquisite.  The second is that I didn’t think Ottowa’s  Lynn Miles could produce a song which would outdo Casinos el Camino (from 2005’s Love Sweet Love CD), which spent a long time on repeat in my house.  Do you know?  I think maybe she has given it some touch competition.

Often compared to contemporaries such as Shawn Colvin, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Gretchen Peters and Kim Richey, it is easy to say why; she is lyrical and articulate and creates stories within her songs, moments in time.  There is also just something about her voice that you just cannot resist, regardless of whether it leans more towards her folk or her pop tendencies.

To select just a few songs from the ten, all penned by Lynn Miles, is tricky, but here goes... Three Chords and The Truth, rather than being a cover of the Harlan Howard song, is her expression of what she still looks for, perhaps an indication of her musical integrity.  Cracked and Broken, rather than being a cover of the Diana Jones song, is very much her own, emotion-filled track.  Love Doesn’t Hurt is stripped back to just Lynn’s vocals and acoustic guitar, to create a stirring story of domestic abuse.  Goodbye is not the Patty Griffin song, but a song lamenting the end of a relationship and the emotions that accompany it.  More upbeat are the wonderful Fearless Heart and the optimistic Time to Let The Sun.

Any Lynn Miles fan should have this CD in their collection and anyone who hasn’t heard of her would do well to start with this wonderful collection of songs - an opportunity indeed to 'fall for beauty.'