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Dolly Parton & Family Smoky Mountain DNA review: Backwoods Barbie goes back to her roots, writes ADRIAN THRILLS
On her latest release, Smoky Mountain DNA, the 78-year-old has abandoned the Fender-toting cosplay and returned to old-timey bluegrass and country
Her mum Avie Lee, a guitarist and singer who passed away in 2003, is her vocal partner on Rosewood Casket, a 1970s song rebooted with fresh backing. At least, that was the case until 2016’s This Is What The Truth Feels Like, a solo album of cathartic pop and reggae confessionals written following the end of her marriage to Gavin Rossdale, lead singer of British band Bush. The floral metaphors become tiresome after a while, but Stefani at least allows the lovey-dovey mask to slip, admitting she’s ‘a stupid mess’ on All Your Fault, and conceding that her past ‘keeps chasing me around’ on Swallow My Tears.
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