Van Lear Rose (2004) Album Review

Crackling with a bristling immediacy, Van Lear Rose yanks Lynn into the present while never abandoning musical traditions that continue to define her, her voice, and her material

Loretta Lynn's back, and we have Jack White to thank. OK, so it's not that simple; we all should have been dusting off her still-durable 60s and 70s LPs every month or so since they were first released. Read more about Van Lear Rose on Stylus Magazine

Lynn and White weren't straining to make history, just a damn good Loretta Lynn album. But it sure sounds classic anyway. Read more about Van Lear Rose on Rolling Stone

The fact that a woman of Lynn's tenure can slide so easily into what is essentially an alt-country environment without losing any of her down-home authenticity simply underscores her versatility and timelessness. Read more about Van Lear Rose on PopMatters

Recast[s] her matchless mountain holler and ever-sturdy songwriting genius in the milieu of gut-bucket blues riffs and blistering rock guitar, making Lynn sound not so much reinvigorated as reimagined, given a raucously purposeful, wildly authoritative new playground for her still-terrific proto-feminist (even in 2004) tropes. Read more about Van Lear Rose on Stylus Magazine