Puxico (album) explained

Puxico
Type:	studio
Artist:	Natalie Hemby
Cover:	Natalie-hemby-puxico.jpg
Released:	January 13, 2017
Recorded:	2010–16
Length:	33:10^[1]
Label:	GetWrucke

Puxico is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Natalie Hemby, released on January 13, 2017, through her own label, GetWrucke Productions.^[2] Hemby started recording the album around the same time she created a documentary about her hometown Puxico in 2010.^[3]

Singles

Return was released as the lead single from Puxico on October 21, 2016.^[4]

Critical reception

Will Hermes from Rolling Stone stated about the album "It's a nostalgic LP, musically and thematically, about the value of roots – surprising, maybe, from a woman behind songs like Lambert's 'Pink Sunglasses' and 'Getaway Driver', which broaden country's palette. But Hemby's a master craftswoman, and in an era of rule-by-Twitter, songs like 'Grand Restoration' and 'Time Honored Tradition' make a case for traditionalism being its own kind of progressivism."

Accolades

Publication	Rank	List
PopMatters	6	15 Best Americana Albums of 2017^[5]
Rolling Stone	12	40 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2017^[6]

Personnel

• Natalie Hemby – vocals
• Mike Wrucke – production
• Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
• Andy Sundin Creative – art, layout

Notes and References

1. Web site: Miranda Lambert Songwriter Natalie Hemby Readies Debut Album. November 28, 2016.
2. Web site: First Listen: Natalie Hemby, 'Puxico'. January 5, 2017.
3. News: Documentary focusing on Puxico to premiere Friday. The Daily Statesman. August 13, 2014.
4. Web site: Natalie Hemby on Apple Music. Apple Music. October 21, 2016.
5. Web site: 40 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2017 (PopMatters). PopMatters staff. PopMatters. December 8, 2017.
6. Web site: 40 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2017 (Rolling Stone). Rolling Stone staff. Rolling Stone. December 8, 2017.