Myrick/Peacock
(self-released)
Danny Myrick and Alice Peacock subscribe to the old adage that two heads are better than one, or, in this case, two voices... even though Peacock in particular has maintained a solid solo career, one that's reaped four albums and a burgeoning fan following. Yet, that's not the only traditional tack they take, given a collaboration that hews a reliable country rock approach. The duo's debut doesn't particularly expand any parameters in terms of its rootsy template, but the urgency and emotion they instill in these songs affirms its sturdy resilience.
The pair performs well in tandem, trading vocals via call and response in "Great Big Love" and buffeting the tale of the two runaway lovers of "Brave New World" as if relaying it from first hand experience. There's an agile blend of tenderness and tenacity at play here, from the raw backwoods blues of "Distant Thunder" and the insolent rapid-fire rhymes of "Sooner or Later," to the heavenly gaze of "In All Things," a song graced with an inspiring refrain ("Hallelujah to the Lord above/Hallelujah for the Savior's love...") Myrick/Peacock are indeed a compatible couple, and their partnership is never more effective than when they pair their conviction and finesse.
DOWNLOAD: "In All Things," "Sooner of Later," "Brave New World" LEE ZIMMERMAN
