7digital What we said: Hard to believe, but it’s been over a decade since Kate Rusby’s second album Sleepless received a Mercury Prize nomination, narrowly missing out to Talvin Singh’s OK. In the interim she’s consoled herself by greedily racking up BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and establishing herself as a prolific talent, releasing a further seven albums. Only now however, 13 years since her debut, has Rusby finally gained the confidence to release an album of entirely original compositions. She needn’t have worried: Make the Light is an absolute treat, showcasing those mellifluous tones, surely capable of turning Laura Marling green, and proving “the Barnsley nightingale” to be a songwriter nonpareil – or thereabouts…
Track Number | Track Title | Track Length | Track Price/Buy Link |
---|---|---|---|
1 | The Wishing Wife | 3:32 | |
2 | The Mocking Bird | 4:14 | |
3 | Let Them Fly | 4:32 | |
4 | Only Hope | 4:48 | |
5 | Lately | 4:58 | |
6 | Shout To The Devil | 4:35 | |
7 | Green Fields | 5:16 | |
8 | Fair Weather Friend | 5:20 | |
9 | Walk The Road | 4:23 | |
10 | Not Me | 4:26 | |
11 | Four Stars | 3:46 |
- Duration:
- 49:50
- Genres:
- Folk
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