Edens Edge - Edens Edge - Music & Performance - CD

Edens Edge possess a unique musical blend deeply rooted in Country music, acoustic instrumentation and pure vocal harmonies. The trio has perfected their rootsy signature style, which is evident in their Top 20 debut single "Amen," as well as their sassy follow-up "Too Good to Be True".

Edens Edge strike a careful blend of Lady Antebellum and Pistol Annies on their eponymous 2012 debut. Produced by Mark Bright, a hitmaker for the likes of Carrie Underwood and Rascal Flatts, Edens Edge certainly has a cool, bright sheen that fits neatly into the parameters of contemporary country-pop radio, but the group threads in traces of twang reminiscent of Miranda Lambert at her smoothest. Lead vocalist Hannah Blaylock invites these comparisons by leaning hard into the choruses, but Bright's arrangements are underpinned by acoustic guitars and Dobros, down-home instruments that peek out from underneath the gloss. The most appealing thing about Edens Edge -- both the group and the album -- is that they're at heart a pop group, one that's nearly as soft and ready for crossover as Lady Antebellum, but these strategically deployed roots flourishes keep them from being too slick and sugary, a risk the group certainly flirts with throughout the album. And, like much mainstream country of the new millennium, there is a heavier emphasis on product placement and name-dropping than necessary -- allusions to Bocephus and Alan Jackson in no way lend the group grit -- because Edens Edge's music is so pretty it needs no extra sweetening; it's the kind of music that becomes a hit not through its insistence but through its gentleness. Edens Edge may lack a distinguishing personality -- they're eager to fit into the confines of commercial country -- but the trio plays the game cleanly on this album, winding up with an ingratiating country-pop debut. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

Performer	Edens Edge
Music genre	Country
Music subgenre	CD - COUNTRY
Music release type	Release
Media format	CD
Original release date	2012
Edition	Standard
Is collectible	Y
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Series title	Edens Edge - Edens Edge [COMPACT DISCS]
Track listing	Amen, Swingin Door, Skinny Dippin, Too Good to Be True, Last Supper, Feels So Real, Who Am I Drinking Tonight, Liar, Cherry Pie, Christ Alone [Live in Studio] [Live]
Record label	Big Machine Records
Songwriter	Edens Edge
Track name	Amen, Swingin' Door, Skinny Dippin', Too Good to Be True, Last Supper, Feels So Real, Who Am I Drinking Tonight?, Liar, Cherry Pie, Christ Alone, Roots, Little Bird, Wherever I Go
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N