If you’re a horn player, it seems like it’s a good time to ply your trade down South. In their new album, Buffalo Clover makes liberal use of brass trio The Nashville Horns. The band also got a bump from Brittany Howard (the Alabama Shakes) on the background of “Misery.” And I see they’ve gotten quite a bit of coverage from Entertainment Weekly.
Not that all musicians don’t work hard, but I’m sure this seems like at least a little vindication for principal songwriters Margo Price and Jeremy Ivey, who lost one of their twin boys shortly after their birth. After a year of recovering, the couple not only produced Test Your Love, but a live album of (additional) new material and previously unrecorded tracks as well.
Price’s voice is the stuff of the flapper age — indeed, her light, airy voice contrasts nicely with Howard’s earthy richness; but make no mistake, they’re both powerhouses.
Test Your Love alternates between light-hearted and somber. It truly is a celebration of life in all its forms.