Lionheart

AlbumJan 26 / 20189 songs, 34m 53s
Singer-Songwriter Country
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As the singer for Mount Moriah, H.C. McEntire first gained attention presiding over the North Carolina band\'s earthy country-rock realm. And while her solo debut is just as rootsy, it finds McEntire adopting a more nuanced approach to her Americana inclinations. Her organic Southern charm still spills out from every corner, whether on the graceful, piano-based ballad \"A Lamb, a Dove,\" the chamber-folk feel of \"Wild Dogs,\" or the full-bodied forward momentum of \"Quartz in the Valley.\"

8.0 / 10

Released on Merge Records, the singer-songwriter’s debut is a gorgeous devotional to the South that reshapes the traditions of country music into a powerfully queer and consequential set of songs.

8.2 / 10

McEntire—a rare openly gay woman making country music—touches on spirituality, sexuality, politics and Southern culture.

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Mount Moriah singer Heather McEntire's debut solo LP is a forgettable batch of Nashville country-inspired songs.

8 / 10

H.C. McEntire's solo debut, Lionheart, is a rousing and soothing album of contemporary gospel country-rock, a genre reimagined and sung out...

7 / 10

Heather McEntire's idiosyncratic songwriting focuses consistently upon the spirituality of place.

80 %

A stunning solo debut.

9 / 10