Christina Martin - Two Hearts (CD)

With a steady rhythm and swelling strings, “Two Hearts” opens Martin’s sophomore album that won her the 2009 ECMA Newcap Radio Pop Recording of the Year and two 2008 Nova Scotia Music Awards: Female Artist Recording of the Year & Pop/Rock Artist/Group Recording of The Year. Produced by Dale Murray (Cuff The Duke, The Guthries, Hayden), Two Hearts offers nine songs made of a hopeful longing. Merging country flourishes with a cinematic folk backdrop, the disc ranges from the choir-backed finale of “You Come Home” to the more reserved “Hard Day In June.” These stylistic shifts are held together by Martin’s songwriting, which plots vulnerability against her strong vocals in manner reminiscent of artists such as Lucinda Williams and Emmylou Harris.

Specifications
CD, 9 Songs, cardboard cover

Tracklisting
01 Two Hearts
02 Temporary Hell
03 You Come Home
04 The Bike Song
05 Cut It Out
06 Guard Your Heart
07 Love Letters
08 Hard Day In June
09 China Box