Kathleen Edwards-Failer (2003)


 

Artist: Kathleen Edwards

Title: Failer

Label:  Zoë Records

Format: CD

Cat: 011 431 435 2

Year of Release:2003

Country and Year of Edition: US 2003

Sell Price: $2.99 1/2/23  VG+/VG+ 

Discogs Last Sold: 11/5/22  $1.94 VG/VG+

Low:$0.99

Median: $2.95

Average: $3.24

High: $8.51

Current low price: $1.74

Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 28

Have/Want: 351/14

Where Sold: San Diego, CA

Time it took to sell:  11 years

Where and When Purchased:  internet used year it came out

Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+

Sad To See It Go: No

The debut of Kathleen Edwards was a solid ten songs from the Canadian singer-songwriter in the vein of Lucinda Williams.  I forget what motivated me to buy a used copy of it.  Maybe it made the year end pazz and jop list at the end of 2003.   Maybe someone brought it up in conversation in a roots rock circle.   Twenty whole years ago!  She's now five albums into her career, the last being in 2020, so she is probably due for another.

The whole concept of "Americana" was pretty established by 2003, so there wasn't really anything on this that was breaking any mind blowing ground.  She might complain about writing "One More Song The Radio Won't Like," but the songs are still slick and probably got plenty of NPR or Adult Alternative airplay.  "The radio" probably wasn't going to give her hits 20 years before either.  It isn't THAT slick, but it is polished.  The tracks that stood out for me were the opener "Six O'Clock News" has has a nice little guitar medley and "Maria" with it's soaring vocals.

As for the album in general her voice is pretty, the solos are a little tougher than average and sometimes even the lyrics throw in an unexpected cuss or adult situation by surprise.  Maybe that is why her publishing company is called Potty Mouth Productions.

Surprise after all is the name of the game.



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