Failer is the title of the debut album by Kathleen Edwards. But the 24 year-old singer/songwriter's striking lyrics and innate musicality never fail her over the course of these ten songs--and the end result is one of the most auspicious debut albums in recent memory. Edwards sets sharply etched narratives ( Six O'Clock News, Westby ) alongside atmospheric mood pieces ( National Steel ). Through plainspoken poetry and some indelible hooks, Failer maps an emotional landscape that may be hopeful or despairing, mocking or affectionate. Westby examines the qualities of attraction and repulsion in an affair with an older (married) man; Sweet Lil' Duck, with Kathleen's voice perfectly framed by acoustic fingerpicking and ghostly pedal steel licks, achieves a heart-rending tenderness and beauty. On 12 Bellevue and Maria, her tight-knit studio band locks in behind the singer like a junior Crazy Horse, sailing through jubilant choruses and incandescent guitar solos.
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