Infamous Angel

Artist	Iris Dement
Format	CD
Genre	Folk
Label Name	Warner Bros.
Producer	Jim Rooney
Release Date	1993 05 25
Run Time	38:28
Song List	1: Let the Mystery Be (2:46) 2: These Hills (3:40) 3: Hotter Than Mojave in My Heart (2:33) 4: When Love Was Young (3:38) 5: Our Town (4:58) 6: Fifty Miles of Elbow Room (3:12) 7: Infamous Angel (3:46) 8: Sweet Forgiveness (2:44) 9: After You're Gone (4:04) 10: Mama's Opry (3:25) 11: Higher Ground (3:34)
Style.Categories	Neo-Traditional Folk, Americana, Neo-Traditionalist Country, Contemporary Folk, Alternative Country, Country-Folk, Progressive Country

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A remarkable debut, Infamous Angel established Iris DeMent as one of the greatest artists of her generation. With her gift for poignant, confessional songwriting and a voice that makes raw beauty seem like a brand new thing, she invokes the elemental magic of the Carter Family while sounding as fresh and modern as John Prine (who, not surprisingly, is one of her biggest champions). DeMent's concerns are largely family and tradition, and many of these songs deal with memories of life and love. Her Carter influence is revealed in a spirited cover of the classic "Fifty Miles of Elbow Room" as well as "Mama's Opry," a tribute to her mother, who also sings lead on "Higher Ground." These are wonderful, but DeMent's greater talent is the ballad, and she delivers an astonishing handful, including "When Love Was Young," "Sweet Forgiveness," and "After You're Gone," a tribute to her dying father that is so profoundly affecting that one is rendered nearly helpless listening to it. In the end, one finishes this record somber but refreshed by DeMent's charming, almost naïve, outlook on life. That naïveté isn't an act, either -- DeMent claims in her liner notes that she's never thought of herself as a great singer. She couldn't be more wrong, and listeners can thank heaven that she changed her mind, for this is an album to be cherished and played as long as one has life to listen. ~ Jim Smith, All Music Guide