Mia Dyson
The Moment
Black Door Records / MGM
4.5/5
With the release
of new record The Moment, Mia Dyson
has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that she is one of this country’s most
important young artists. For despite the
fact her previous three releases have captured hearts and minds alike,
encapsulating as they did her rough-hewn yet whiskey-smooth voice, her
formidable guitar prowess and the inherent honesty prevalent in her
songwriting, it’s this new one which is set to propel her above and beyond.
Crossing a wide
range of styles under the roots umbrella – from lilting country-tinged balladry
to grinding rock ‘n’ soul to bluesy twang – Dyson pulls together the pain and
the anguish, the happiness and joy she’s endured these three years past whilst
residing in the US, to create a thundering statement of intent, songs so real
they hurt.
Opener, ‘When The
Moment Comes’, builds into a huge, lumbering beast, her guitar at the forefront;
‘Tell Me’ tugs at your heartstrings with a refrain that’ll rend you in twain;
‘Cigarettes’ burns slow and strong, a gutsy Lucinda Williams-esque number that
ties up an album for the ages. This
record, this collection of ten songs, was the moment Mia Dyson became great.
Samuel J. Fell
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