Anyone who heard the memorable refrain from the title track of Elizabeth Cooks 2007 album Balls (Sometimes it takes balls to be a woman), or tunes in her morning show Apron Strings on Sirius/XMs Outlaw Country channel, knows the Florida native isnt afraid to speak her mind. Now residing in Nashville, Cook is back to her down-home, forthright ways on next months Welder, whether advising a lover to put that six-pack on ice on Yes To Booty or recounting her rural origins on Blackland Farmer. Produced by Don Was, Welder is largely upbeat and light-hearted, aw-shucks country and gritty rock, but not always – the albums title comes from stark acoustic ballad Heroin Addict Sister, while the similarly self-explanatory Mamas Funeral is closer to an Appalachian hymn.
Fri., April 16, 8:30 p.m., 2010
This article appears in Apr 15-21, 2010.
