Amy Helm Didn't it Rain (CD)

(Membran) 12 tracks, digipack

This swamp-grooving and atmospheric album is the solo debut of Amy Helm, daughter of “The Band” leader Levon Helm and stepdaughter of Donald Fagen (Steely Dan).

“I'm just trying to tell a few stories as honestly as I can,” says Amy Helm about ‘Didn't It Rain’, her first solo album. Of course, Amy is already known as a singer, songwriter and great live performer, first as a member of the famed alt-country collective Ollabelle and then for her extensive work with her father Levon Helm, who passed away in 2012.
With her impressive, expressive voice and a tremendous talent for songwriting, Amy Helm makes “Didn't It Rain” a timeless statement with firm roots in the American musical tradition. The mesmerizing dozen songs explore universal life themes in the first person, such as love and loss with the smoldering soul ballad “Rescue Me,” the somber “Deep Water,” the meditative “Roll Away” and the stark “Wild Girl.” Helm complements originals like these with the Sam Cooke classic “Good News” and the traditional title track. All of this makes Amy as emotional as she is elegant - no wonder critics in the USA are already outdoing each other in their praise of this exceptional album.