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...music industry is lucky to have such an ambitious artist, for DiFranco??€™s new album is a truly fascinating mix of styles and sounds, always keeping the listener interested and involved. In half of the songs on each disk, Ani becomes a veritable magician, playing a a small orchestra’s worth of instruments. In the rest, Ani is accompanied by the live band she performs with while on the road, as well as musical guests Maceo Parker and John Hassell on horns and Lloyd Maines on pedal steel...
...most immediately striking aspect of Ani DiFranco??€™s new double album Revelling/Reckoning is the packaging. The CD case is a multi-colored colored box of yellow and blue, folded intricately to cradle the two compact discs of similar colors within, with accompanying photo and lyric booklets. At first, it is a bit difficult to open, but unlike many situations in life, the cover does allow for an accurate judgment of the content within. The original packaging is a tangible manifestation of the original and catchy style that Ani exudes in the 29 new songs that she offers...
Revelling/Reckoning was be released by DiFranco??€™s Righteous Babe Records on April 10. DiFranco heads her own label to provide herself the freedom of releasing an album whenever she has enough new material. As a result she is able to focus on the musical and political aspects of her efforts rather than about contracts and money...
...DiFranco??€™s new release is not just a double album, indeed it is almost two separate records released together, one named Revelling, the other Reckoning. However, the separate titles and colors of each dics give insight into the music contained within...