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Edith Frost’s new album Wonder Wonder is stunning. In the first place, Ms. Frost’s vocal range is more or less without rival right now. It is not just where her voice can go; more importantly, it is her sublime expressive power. Beyond what she can do with her voice, Ms. Frost is a consummate songwriter. On this album, produced by Rian Murphy and engineered by Steve Albini, her songs find the appropriate instrumentation: deep strings, piano, breezy percussion, guitars floating in and out seamlessly. This is not an easy album to classify. At times, it is reminiscent of the country greats of old. But there are other songs exposing a playful side to Ms. Frost, or a dalliance with cabaret drama. Still other times one can almost hear the kind of horse’s gait JJ Cale mastered (underpinning “Further” and the last song “You’re Decided”, for instance). (more…)