Home (Billy Strings album) explained

Home
Type:studio
Artist:Billy Strings
Cover:Home_(Billy_Strings)_Album_Cover.jpg
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Studio:Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre:Psychedelic bluegrass
Label:Rounder Records
Producer:Glenn Brown, Billy Strings
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Home is the fourth studio album by American bluegrass musician Billy Strings, released on September 27, 2019, through Rounder Records. The album charted on the Billboard Bluegrass Albums chart for 77 weeks, peaking at number one and being the first studio album by Billy Strings to do so.[1] The album was titled Home as Strings was starting to "feel at home" in his Nashville residence and in the music industry at the time of the album's release.[2]

The album earned Strings his first Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards in March 2021.[3] He performed "Taking Water" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[4]

Background

American singer-songwriter Molly Tuttle performs background vocals on "Must Be Seven". "Taking Water" focuses on groups of people being "left behind in society", while "Away from the Mire" focuses on what Strings states was "personal stuff between me and a family member".[5]

Reception

Home received positive reviews from critics. Kenny Berkowitz of Acoustic Guitar stated "...the most startling thing about the album: the way Strings can channel the Grand Ole Opry one minute, fly his freak flag the next, and be perfectly at home in both."[6] Michael Davis of No Depression said "The songwriting [of ''Home''] is cutting and intelligent" as well as stating that "Home demonstrates that Strings is primed to keep exploring the outer reaches of roots music."[7] Ron Harris of ABC News stated that "Songs like 'Hollow Heart' are beautifully delivered, but traditional bluegrass in approach and structure."[8] Carol Thompson of the Lansing State Journal states the album "exemplifies Strings' talent and frenetic, creative energy".[9]

Personnel

The Band
Additional musicians
Technical

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Billy Strings Chart History: Bluegrass Albums. Billboard. October 21, 2021.
  2. Web site: Garret. Woodward. Billy Strings Talks His Brand of Bluegrass, New Album 'Home'. Rolling Stone. October 2, 2019. October 21, 2021.
  3. Web site: Grammy Awards for Billy Strings. The Grammy Awards. 22 April 2021. October 21, 2021.
  4. Web site: Hudak. Joseph. Bluegrass Phenom Rips Through 'Taking Water' on 'Kimmel'. Rolling Stone. July 21, 2020. October 31, 2021.
  5. Web site: Budnick. Dean. Track By Track: Billy Strings 'Home'. Relix. March 15, 2021. October 21, 2021.
  6. Web site: Berkowitz. Kenny. Album Review: Billy Strings' 'Home' Moves Beyond Bluegrass. Acoustic Guitar. January 21, 2020. October 21, 2021.
  7. Web site: Davis. Michael. Billy Strings Melds Tradition and Experimentation on 'Home'. No Depression. September 25, 2019. October 21, 2021.
  8. Web site: Harris. Ron. Review: Billy Strings' breakout album takes listeners 'Home'. ABC News. September 30, 2019. November 4, 2021.
  9. Web site: Thompson. Carol. Mid-Michigan native Billy Strings wins Grammy for 'Home', produced in East Lansing. Lansing State Journal. March 17, 2021. November 15, 2021.

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