10th Anniversary Remastered Reissue with Bonus 7" featuring Two Unreleased Tracks!

Nashville's Caitlin Rose celebrates the 10-year anniversary of her debut album Own Side Now with a deluxe fully remastered vinyl LP + bonus 7" reissue. Rose released Own Side Now in 2011 to instant acclaim from critics, who praised her crystal-clear vocals and her ingenious lyricism - equal parts heartbroken and defiant - and compared her to her musician heroes Stevie Nicks and Linda Rondstadt. The deluxe reissue also features two unreleased bonus tracks - "Only Lies" and "Whatchoo" included on the accompanying 7".

Although steeped in the country tradition, Caitlin's music is not constrained by that heritage. Her confessional style and wry observations place her very much in the 21st Century, but it is her heart wrenching honesty, lyrical prowess and dexterous lyrical delivery that sets her apart from her peers. Nothing demonstrates this better than one of the albums many highlights, "For the Rabbits"; an epic saccharine-free, strings soaked (arranged by Jordan Lehning) ballad depicting a fractured relationship where she laments "Why is your love like rubber, he said / Or gum stuck under my shoe? / Leaving it there to avoid the risk of / Making a mess out of you." Even more remarkable is that this was written when Caitlin was only sixteen years of age.

Co-produced by Mark Nevers (Lambchop, Will Oldham, Andrew Bird), Skylar Wilson (Justin Townes Earle) and Rose at the Beech House in Nashville, Own Side Now effortlessly moves from country pop numbers like "Spare Me" to the pedal steel fueled absorption of "Things Change." The restraint from all players on this track is astounding, with Caitlin providing a vocal performance that belies her tender years, hitting the listener square in the guts and leaving one gasping for breath; "No I never wore your wedding ring / I regret I never could/ Never mothered your child or seen you / In its smile."

The title track displays a much simpler approach, mirroring Caitlin's wish that "simple songs needing simple sounds" and the avoidance of "Broadway bullshit." From it's humble acoustic openings, Own Side Now morphs into a majestic soulful gem, with wonderful fragments of tear jerking vocals interspersed with a subtle blend of piano and pedal steel. "I'm on my own side now... Who's gonna take me home? / Cause I don't wanna go it alone / Who's gonna want me when / I'm just somewhere you've been?" Everyone, it would seem, after hearing this particular tune. "New York City," a gem of a track, displays Rose's joyful wit alongside honky tonk vibes and Shangri-la flourishes. "Shanghai Cigarettes," which features Rayland Baxter on shared vocals, serves as another fine example amongst many, with fuzzed out lead guitar and Caitlin riding a swinging rhythm, it sounds like it would happily sit on a Flying Burrito Brothers record.

As we move into the sunset of this glorious debut, we are given another taste of her musical gifts in the shape of "Sinful Wishing Well." With a smattering of minimal percussion and piano, Rose croons "Though I don't know when I'll hit the bottom / I've been falling for so long that I can't tell / I know that you'll never hear me calling / From the bottom of my sinful wishing well." Yet Caitlin never ever pleads for sympathy or affects whimsy. She simply pours out her soul, pure and unadulterated.