“Giving Up”
From Holly Williams’ The Highway
GEORGIANA
Liner notes: Supported by mournful steel guitar and fiddle, Williams angrily challenges an alcoholic friend: “The doctor said you’d die/If you had another drink/I wonder if this scares you.”
Behind the music: The granddaughter of country icon Hank Williams owns a clothing boutique in Nashville. Her third album, The Highway guest-stars Dierks Bentley and Jakob Dylan.
Check it out if you like: Shelby Lynne, Lucinda Williams, Iris DeMent, and other strong sisters.
This review originally appeared in our January/February issue of Mother Jones.
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