![]() You can hear the influence of a couple of months spent in the USA's deep south. There are still catchy hooks aplenty, strong lyrical narratives, and the bountiful arrangements that made her debut Holy Smoke so appealing, but there's a cohesive arc to Gravel & Wine that shows she wrote and recorded these songs with a strong direction in mind. ![]() Not that Gin has ever cared much what other people think, but in the last couple of years she's matured as a musician, grown in confidence and she's definitely taken control on this album. She does think of herself as a bit of a black sheep, an artist who doesn't fit neatly in any box, and on her sophomore album she's embraced this ("If I have to fall, then it won't be in your line"). Maybe radio won't mind if I sing a little flat" Gin jibes on album opener and first single Black Sheep. "I wasn't born a beauty queen but I'm okay with that.
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