{"title":"Carrie Rodriguez","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAustin, Texas singer\/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Carrie Rodriguez is a talented artist who has made a name for herself in the music industry. With her own label, Luz Records, she has gained recognition for her unique sound and captivating performances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCarrie Rodriguez's musical style is often compared to artists such as Diana Jones, Tift Merritt, and Buddy \u0026amp; Julie Miller. Her soulful voice and heartfelt lyrics resonate with audiences around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs the daughter of *David Rodriguez*, a well-known songwriter and performer, Carrie grew up surrounded by music. This early exposure influenced her passion for creating beautiful melodies and telling stories through her songs.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"love-and-circumstance","title":"Love and Circumstance","description":"\u003cp\u003ethe theme of the album is love and circumstance, and carrie does a fine job of selecting and sequencing the song cycle, choosing pieces from the public doman (well, actually her father, david's, re-write of a traditional folk song), living and deceased legends (merle haggard, townes van zandt, hank williams), some of the best contemporary songwriters (buddy miller, lucinda williams, richard thompson, gillian welch, john hiatt), the new wave of indie folk (m. ward) and latino (polo urias popularized a song of carrie's great aunt). among the many highlights are the opening track, \"big love,\" a more optimistic version than john hiatt's bluesy original, which sets the tone for the album, as carrie sings it from a woman's perspective, \"i'm a full-grown woman and i'm looking for a big love...\"; and a glorious version of buddy miller's \"wide river to cross\".\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50438436127051,"sku":"324583","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/63209acd-3d7f-42fe-9651-f48cb8f014a6_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726942800"},{"product_id":"lola","title":"Lola","description":"\u003cp\u003eCarrie Rodriguez made a couple of great albums with Chip Taylor, and here she is solo doing Tex Mex. \"I still remember the first moment I listened to a 1940s-era Spanish language recording of my great aunt, Eva Garza, a San Antonio-born international singing sensation. As the strings and trumpets soared behind her gutsy alto voice, I was immediately moved to tears, awestruck by the connection I felt to her and to my family history. Ever since that first listen it has been a dream of mine to create my own blend of Tex-Mex music. In June, a successful crowd-funding campaign enabled me to record this music with an all-star band, The Sacred Hearts, with legendary producer Lee Townsend at the helm. The band features acclaimed composer\/guitarist Bill Frisell, long-time member of Lyle Lovett's Large Band Viktor Krauss on bass, my duo partner in crime Luke Jacobs on pedal steel, guitars, and vocals, Austin's immensely talented David Pulkingham on nylon string and electric guitars, powerhouse drummer Brannen Temple, special guest vocalists Raul Malo and Gina Chavez, and Grammy Award winning bajo sexto player Max Baca. I took a handful of original songs in English and \"Spanglish,\" and mixed them with modern interpretations of songs in Spanish written by my favorite Mexican composers. The result is the album I dreamed of, inspired by the rich landscape of blended cultures that I call home: Texas.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Luz Records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50438437568843,"sku":"398560","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a44e3279-ac05-4a56-b0f7-3e89eb070eed_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726942823"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/collections\/test_3f1d1b10_thumbnail_4096_a3aeb97d-3b21-44d4-a1ea-3bb805fe2883.jpg?v=1726942780","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/carrie-rodriguez.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}