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<\/a>Real Me, the semi-autobiographical album by emerging Americana sensation Brit Taylor, debuted on the AMA\/CDX Americana Radio Chart at No. 37 yesterday, the highest ranking debut album on the chart and just 10 days after the album\u2019s release. It also cracked the top 5 for the second time since September as the 2nd most added album on the chart. \u201cBack In The Fire,\u201d Taylor\u2019s current single, debuted at No. 46 on the AMA\/CDX Americana Top 50 singles chart. A second song from the album, \u201cMarried Again,\u201d is in the top 10 of most added singles on the chart.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m surprised and really happy about this exciting news,\u201d says an emotional Taylor. \u201cI just really wanted the music to be heard because there\u2019s a lot of talented musicians and songwriters on this project. And it\u2019s happening. I couldn\u2019t be more thankful.\u201d <\/p>\n
With this record, Taylor has caught the attention of radio, critics and playlist curators alike. Her music is featured on editorial playlists on Spotify, Amazon, Pandora and Apple music.<\/p>\n
NPR World Cafe’s Ann Powers called Taylor\u2019s debut solo album a \u201cbeautiful mix of classic country but vintage singer\/songwriter and some bluegrass thrown in.\u201d Listen to the show here.<\/p>\n
Ana Lee with WMOT-FM added, “The sounds really match the stories on this record. It\u2019s raw and trippy, but completely makes sense in a sort of modern psychedelia meets traditional twang way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Taylor was profiled in the November\/December print issue of American Songwriter where they called the album a \u201cstunner which lyrically showcases Taylor\u2019s brutally honest feelings.\u201d<\/p>\n
Real Me, which tips its hat to traditional country while making the old completely new, was produced by Grammy-award winning producer Dave Brainard and features a handful of songs Taylor co-wrote with The Black Keys\u2019 Dan Auerbach.<\/p>\n
Taylor simply writes and sings about what she lives, what she knows. Real Me \u2013 a reminder itself that an album can tell a story \u2013 is mindfully crafted to capture Taylor’s pure authenticity and her Eastern Kentucky roots. By blending twangy guitars, crying steels, emotional lyrics and sultry vocals, Real Me redefines traditional country music. Not afraid to be influenced by the past she loves and adapt it to the future she is, the album \u2013 with its influences that include Bobby Gentry vibes, Loretta Lynn honky-tonk, Waylon and Willie waltzes, western swing and heart-tugging vocals \u2013 tells musical stories that manage to be dramatic, humorous, heartfelt and down-right honest.<\/p>\n
Real Me is Brit Taylor\u2019s journey to knowing herself. It is a collection of rhythmic hooks and catchy and perceptive melodies that take up residence in your head and your heart. The power of Taylor\u2019s music is that it is refreshingly simple yet surprisingly complex, yet both empathetic and empowering. Always true to herself, she continues to tells stories which manage \u2013 whether they are dramatic, humorous or heartfelt \u2013 to be as authentic as she is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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