Mary Chapin Carpenter The Dirt And The Stars (CD)

(Lambent Light Records) 11 tracks, digipack

There is an air of quiet reflection on Mary Chapin Carpenter's 15th studio album. Although its 11 tracks were written and recorded prior to the global pandemic, "The Dirt and the Stars" is an appropriate artistic statement for these times - days in which socially-isolated people are left with more time to contemplate life and the human condition.

Recorded live at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios in Bath, England under the watchful eye of producer Ethan Johns, Carpenter tackles universally-understood topics including love, loss, aging, grief, pain, healing and mortality.