Dodging Snacks, Lucinda Williams Delivers Snark, Spark
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“Tears of Joy,” a new one played early in the set, sounded like a smoky blues tune but was actually a gushing love song. That was soon followed with “Real Love,” Love Poem a Replacements-style rocker whose musical gusto was matched with romantic verve.
After playing another sweet and upbeat new one Love Poem , “Circles and X’s,” Williams sheepishly commented, “I saw some faces out there thinking, ‘Man, this sure is country.’ ”
“Circles and X’s” was one of the only songs that harked back to Williams’ twangier days. Instead, the latter half of the set was heavy with rock oomph, including “Come On,” a stormy new song called “Little Rock Star” that will no doubt spark debate over who inspired it (first line: “It’s clear you have a death wish”), plus another new gem, “Honey Bee,” which sounded like Muddy Waters meets Kiss.
