Herring twangs, plucks, and warbles like country singers of yore, gun-slingin' her guitar with a clear-headed progressive attitude and the "don't-mess-with-me" swagger of a true outlaw. Her brand of homegrown country pickin' defines America not just for the Red Staters, but for every single one of us
Alternately upbeat and bluesy, she brings a bespectacled chic to her unique yet authentic Texas country twang. Emitting gritty growls without being grating, Herring dons a nonchalantly fashionable straw hat and melds pretty high notes and skillful plucking with a strong American roots base.
"Herring is an original voice doing extraordinary things in the simplest terms... A big plate of Texas Country with a side of Delta Blues."
You'll hear hints of Merle Haggard and Lucinda Williams in this tattooed, bespectacled blues-country artist's work. Go on and slide up and down that guitar neck with your bad self, Miss Girl.
Emily Herring weaves songs out of a bluesy country fabric that is so much a part of Central Texas. In a sea of sound-alike singer/songwriters, Herring demands to be heard.
Take a little delta blues, throw in some Appalachian vocals, some Hank Sr. style guitar strummin’ and add some city girl smarts and you got the main ingredients of “My Tears Will Be Relieved”....It’s refreshing to hear something so out of the ordinary for a change.
My Tears Will Be Relieved is authentic and original and Emily Herring is echoing country's past for future generations!
Maria Muldaur singing delta blues & country. Dirty and gritty, damned if she don't get it done.
My Tears Will Be Relieved is a beautiful album, stark with personality and distinctly rooted in American tradition... I would highly reccommend this stuff for fans of old-time twang and today's eccentric Iron and Wine Americana.
You are not likely to hear a better album in the alternative (I'm not referring to buzz-rock cliches here) singer/songwriter vein this year!