Boy, this is terrific, better even than the itself pretty great Midwest Farmer's Daughter. In its unassuming country lines, humble and almost plain, it reminds me of the way Laura Cantrell's music sneaks up on you, so that by the time you realise how marvellous it is, you're fully enveloped (e.g.). That goes just as much for the relatively more sprightly numbers as the slow ballads which, if I'm honest, do provide my personal highlights: "Learning to Lose", an affecting duet with Willie Nelson, and the more folk-shaded "Loner" (though I did notice that one's the only song not credited to Price herself, but instead written by Jeremy Ivey, who also co-writes with her on about half of the album's other songs).
