To The Sunset 04/15/2019 sounding a bit more anthemic

sounding a bit more anthemic and forceful than Big Country

a perfect Tin Pan Alley pop song ("Open Your Heart") and the amazing "Live To Tell

we who followed him around

Muir still delivers emotionally ferocious spoken-word segments on "Nobody Hears" and "I Wasn't Meant to Hear This

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To The Sunset 04/15/2019 sounding a bit more anthemicTen years into her career a decade spent playing support with everybody from Chris Isaak and Todd Snider to Justin Townes Earle and Jason Isbell Amanda Shires hit her stride with To the Sunset. Working with Dave Cobb, Shires expands the parameters of her music so they no longer strictly adhere to the definition of Americana. Make no mistake, her folk and country roots are evident on To the Sunset, not hidden. They can be heard on instrumental accents