Such Ferocious Beauty

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  Mark Harrison

  • Genre: Americana, alt-country, folk rock.

  • Influenced by: Townes Van Zandt, Bob Dylan, John Prine, R.E.M., Lou Reed, Emmylou Harris, Neil Young.

  • Similar artists: Lucinda Williams, Natalie Merchant, 10,000 Maniacs, Shelby Lynne.

  • About this album: The latest full-length release from Candian alt-country trio is its first album of new original material in five years. Most of the Cowboy Junkies are siblings and this album deals with the grief associated with the 2018 death of their mother and their father's diagnosis of dementia around the same time. The material explores mythology and Judeo-Christian themes, and may be the group's most personal album to date.

  • Metacritic score: 75 (Generally Favorable Reviews).

  • Grammy Nominations: None.

  • Song To Sample: Hell Is Real.