The Weight of These Wings by Miranda Lambert
The Weight of These Wings is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Miranda Lambert, released on November 18, 2016, by RCA Records Nashville. The album consists of two discs, with Disc 1 titled The Nerve, and Disc 2 titled The Heart. In August 2016, in a interview with Billboard Lambert said that she had been working on the album for a year which included writing and recording. She also feels nervous about her new music since she pretty much stayed quiet while making it. The album's content is about her breakup with Blake Shelton and her current relationship with Anderson East.
It's tempting to view <i>The Weight of These Wings</i> as Lambert's "divorce album" following her split from Blake Shelton, and songs like the acoustic, regret-laden "Pushin' Time" certainly lend credence to that notion. But this ambitious, double-length LP illustrates the full range of her talents. A roadhouse-rockin' cover of Danny O'Keefe's 1971 tune "Covered Wagon", the throbbing indie-pop beat of "Six Degrees of Separation" and the funky slow-burn of "Pink Sunglasses" only hint at the wide terrain traversed here.
