Palomino

Palomino

by Miranda Lambert
Palomino

Palomino

by Miranda Lambert

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Overview

Miranda Lambert sings that she wants to see the desert from a painted palomino on "Actin' Up," the opening cut on her ninth album, fittingly titled Palomino. That sense of wanderlust permeates the record, driving its stories of misfits, tourists, and wandering spirits, the kinds of souls who just can't stay at home due to heartbreak, discontent, or simple restlessness. Lambert lingers over the details in her stories and sketches, characters, and scenarios she accumulates as she roams the country as a tourist who harbors dreams of being a cowboy. This sense of forward motion is emphasized by how Lambert expands her musical palette on Palomino. Working with Jon Randall and Luke Dick as co-producers, she discovers a fertile middle ground between earthy country and playful pop, peppering the album with picturesque production flair while maintaining a sleek, cinematic vibe. Palomino is a far cry from the dusty The Marfa Tapes, the 2021 album Lambert released with Randall and Jack Ingram, a distance that's put into sharp relief by the polished revisions of three of that record's songs. The thing is, Lambert is the rare artist who benefits from a full-blooded, expansive production, as the different shades and textures highlight the empathy and wit in her work. Here, "In His Arms" reveals its tender heart, "Waxahachie" has a quietly urgent momentum, and the put-downs in "Geraldine" are delivered with a sneer. Lambert surrounds these three songs with 11 dynamite originals, plus a breakneck cover of Mick Jagger's "Wandering Spirit" that lends the album its spirit if not sound. Most of Palomino proceeds at a gentler pace than this unexpected Jagger cover, but it hardly sounds monotonous. Lambert sounds sultry and dangerous on "Actin' Up," sneers through "Country Money," and tears it up with the B-52's on "Music City Queen," an ode to the denizens of a tacky riverboat. The different sounds and scenes add up to a rich, complex album, one where Lambert finds the perfect blend of the writerly The Weight of These Wings and the breeziness of Wildcard. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 04/29/2022
Label: Rca / Sme / Vanner Records
UPC: 0194399657225
Rank: 179913

Tracks

  1. Actin' Up
  2. Scenes
  3. In His Arms
  4. Geraldene
  5. Tourist
  6. Music City Queen
  7. Strange
  8. Wandering Spirit
  9. I'll Be Lovin' You
  10. That's What Makes the Jukebox Play
  11. Country Money
  12. If I Was a Cowboy
  13. Waxahachie
  14. Pursuit of Happiness
  15. Carousel

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Miranda Lambert   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Cary Barlowe   Guitar (Electric)
Rob McNelley   Clapping,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Fred Eltringham   Drums,Clapping,Percussion
The B-52s   Featured Artist
Natalie Hemby   Vocals (Background)
Ian Fitchuk   Bass,Piano,Keyboards,Percussion,Fender Rhodes
Cindy Wilson   Vocals (Background)
Craig Young   Bass,Clapping
Fred Schneider   Vocals (Background)
Jason Lehning   Bass,Keyboards
Luke Dick   Bass,Banjo,Clapping,Harmonica,Keyboards,Percussion,Guitar (Steel),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Jimmy Wallace   Keyboards
Alfreda McCrary   Vocals (Background)
Mikey Reaves   Guitar (Electric)
Beverly McCrary   Vocals (Background)
Regina McCrary   Vocals (Background)
Jon Randall   Clapping,Mandolin,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Kate Pierson   Vocals (Background)
Sarah Buxton   Vocals (Background)
Kenny Greenberg   Guitar (Steel)

Technical Credits

Cynthia Daniels   Vocal Engineer
Mick Jagger   Composer
Steve Fallone   Mastering
Tracy Baskette-Fleaner   Design,Creative Director
Natalie Hemby   Composer
Jack Ingram   Composer
Casey Wood   Digital Editing
Greg Calbi   Mastering
Jason Lehning   Mixing,Engineer,Digital Editing
Jimmy Rippetoe   Composer
Aaron Raitiere   Composer
Luke Dick   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming
Robert Ascroft   Photography
Jesse Frasure   Composer
Suny Lyons   Vocal Engineer
Alena Moran   Production Coordination
Mikey Reaves   Composer,Programming,Additional Production
Michael Walter   Assistant
John Valesio   Vocal Engineer
Jon Randall   Composer,Producer
Miranda Lambert   Composer,Producer
Lowell Reynolds   Assistant
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