Shelby Lynne just can not write mediocre songs. At the same time Revelation Road is her most personal album. Not only because she recorded it on their own, with no band and guest musicians, but because it is taking a trip to your childhood with this album. Growing up in Alabama in rather poor circumstances, she was with 17 tragically for orphans. Nevertheless, the songs sound anything but after overcoming or catharsis, but touching in a special way.
All this is packaged in lyrics and melodies for some established Pop-size her soul and her right hand was about to sell it. Only the German music critics prefer sitting on their ears and deals with many, many words with whether trivialities like Lana Del Rey will save the pop music. Those looking for substance, she will be found closer to artists like Shelby Lynne or Neko Case.