Daisy McCrackin - The Rodeo Grounds
By: Melissa Hayes
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Friday December 11, 2009
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Feisty redheaded bombshell and critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Daisy McCrackin is an enigma wrapped in a perfectly blissful mystery. Her new EP The Rodeo Grounds is a beautiful concoction of piercing music and sweet, tender, and honest lyrics. Her transparency is refreshing and compelling. Although she tells you a love story, you’re drawn, like a moth to the flame, into her world, without truly grasping the depth of her masterful poetry and pain. This album will fill you with longing and wonder, along with a sense of frustrated desire and bloody romantic warfare.
Even though the album is only comprised of six songs, they are still well-rounded and firmly grounded. “Tell Her” is soft and richly developed. “Different Girl” and “Run Run Run” have a Nancy Sinatra vibe, if Nancy Sinatra had a little country in her. “Say You Do” and “Mermaid’s Daughter” sound like Irish ballads and the final offering, “Everything” reminds me of a flirty, playful Hawaiian luau.
Daisy McCrackin is an accomplished entertainer. According to her Musebox website, she began her career in film and television until she embarked on her current musical journey. Grateful Dead lyricist and poet John Perry Barlow said upon carefully listening to her music:
"[it’s] a very tight little novel," noting her "phrasing and delivery are perfect," and [that she is]"the real deal."1
The Rodeo Grounds is a must-buy for any folk lover. If you love Joni Mitchell, Rickie Lee Jones, Carole King, and the rest of the legendary female folk megastars, you will not be disappointed with Daisy McCrackin. She is remarkably talented and should be recognized for her ability to cast an understatedly coquettish and undeniably earthy magic spell.
