2015 – n/a
By Phillip Smith; June 20, 2015
From Outer Space, the latest album from Jaime
Wyatt is chock full of rootsy music coated lightly with a layer of pop,
covered with crafty lyrics infused with a jolt of Outlaw/Punk attitude. Wyatt has a distinct flair for songwriting and
a devil-may-care style which makes her music so easy to digest and leave one
hungry to hear more. Mark Howard (Lucinda Williams, Tom
Waits, REM, U2, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan) being brought onboard to produce, was
an excellent decision.
Wyatt leads
the album off with “Marijuana Man”, a fun Dylanesque
alt-country track about a free-wheelin’ hippie encounter gone wrong. She rips it up on guitar and rocks out on “Twisted”,
a vibrant song which brings to mind the music of one of my favorite all-female
rock bands from the Nineties, The Donnas. I love the way “I Want to be Your Girl”, hits
the ground running and keeps that energy lifted from start to finish. This song puts me in my happy place. Like a
forgotten song off Paul Simon’s Graceland album, “Stone Hotel” is definitely
one of the best on this album. Daryl Johnson keeps a funky bassline
going while Don Heffington commandeers
the driving drum pulse perfectly fit for Wyatt’s poetic jailhouse themed lyrics.
This one is very nice indeed.
From Outer Space is quite lovely and no less than outstanding. Wyatt
is sure to be a force of reckoning in the music world, and I look forward to
hearing more from her in the future.
