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| Pastemagazine. |
 Amy Cook finds growth in movement. From L.A. where she penned tunes for TV and film to the eclectic, west Texas town of Marfa (the backdrop for films like No Country for Old Men) to Austin, Cook has travelled and evolved, all leading to the finest recording she’s made to date, Let the Light In.Produced by the musician’s musician, Alejandro Escovedo, Cook brings songwriting confidence and rock swagger that lies someplace north of Lucinda Williams (listen to the opening track “Get It Right”) and east of Sheryl Crow, two artists also known to have hung their hats in the live music capital of the world. Patty Griffin and Ben Kweller contribute their considerable talents to the album and Escovedo’s influence is especially heard on “Mescaline” with its virtuosity of blasting guitars and string quartet. On “Moonrise,” she laments “Some people wait for Jesus Christ. Well I guess I’m never satisfied. I’m just waiting for the Moonrise.” Even if she never finds a physical destination to put roots down, she’s arrived in a musical sense....full text |
| Mysanantonio |
| For the first few seconds, Austin singer Amy Cook's "Get It Right" might fool you. The opening number instantly recalls Lucinda Williams, from its languid pace to its drawled delivery. But then Cook's voice swoops up right before the chorus into a lovely glam falsetto and Lucinda's a memory. Alejandro Escovedo's tasteful, invisible production suits the music, as does his guitarist David Pulkingham's lovely licks. Cook has some pretty cool friends in her corner. Escovedo lends a low vocal to the haunting "Moonrise." Patty Griffin guests on "Hotel Lights" -- a mesmerizing, beautiful track that qualifies as the disc's best song -- and "Let's Go Down to the Water." Cook courts the darker underbelly of Duffy's retro Brit pop on the brilliant "Mescaline," which builds on two chords and a chilling string arrangement. "Let's Go Down to the River," co-written with Ben Kweller, is a song Leigh Nash might kill for....full text |
| Austinchronicle |
| Thankfully the Central Texas drought has passed, because a cold shower's in order after airing out Let the Light In. Passions run deep on Amy Cook's fifth LP. In a smoky voice just short of a rasp, yet capable of hitting that magic girlie note, Cook dresses her self-assured AAA songwriting sensibilities in a wife-beater. Luxuriating opener "Get It Right" kicks off with a Lucinda Williams-like salutation, "Hey there you with the easy eyes," and the fact that first-time producer Alejandro Escovedo could sing that line with the same sense of Stanley Kowalski speaks to the perfect meeting of musical minds here between artist and producer. That extends to the band and its guests, the former including Escovedo guitarist David Pulkingham and string arrangements by Stephen Barber, and Patty Griffin and Tosca String Quartet standing out in the latter credits. The producer lends his only harmonies to second track "Moonrise," a red-light district romantic dirge straight out of the swamp. Antidote "Hotel Lights" glows next on night guitars lit with strings and Cook's intimate yearn, while "Mescaline" burns incandescent even as back-to-back followers "Let's Go Down to the River" and "Saltwater" attempt to quench such desires. Whispered intimacy ("I Like to Go to the Parties") meets ice cream melodicism ("Strange Birds"), and "I Wanna Be Your Marianne" imagines Leonard Cohen with the Stooges. Not a misstep here, so watch for hot coals and burning embers....full text |
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