Arts & Entertainment
Becky Warren's "WAR SURPLUS" tells a tale of love and PTSD
Warren appears alongside Anne McCue at Duluth's Red Clay Music Foundry on April 7th.
Eddie Owen Presents: Anne McCue with special guest Becky Warr
Live at Red Clay Music Foundry (Downtown Duluth)
Friday April 7th, 2017 at 8:00 pm
Tickets: https://goo.gl/sO7OYX
With her debut solo album, War Surplus, Nashville singer/songwriter Becky Warren relays the affecting, gritty and candid tale of the relationship between an Iraq-bound soldier named Scott and his girlfriend, June. As the story unfolds, the two meet, fall in love, and struggle to hold it all together when he returns from his deployment with PTSD.
From the record’s award-winning lead track straight through ‘til the last note, Warren’s potency as a songwriter is on full display, as she weaves a compelling musical narrative rooted in her own life experiences and the rich sounds of Americana and rock & roll. Warren is busy gearing up for a run of dates in support of the release, including a full-band stint with the Indigo Girls.
From Robert Christgau's review in NOISEY:
"Warren is a singer-songwriter who put her music on hold in 2006, when her new husband came back from Iraq with PTSD. The marriage didn't survive, but they gave it a hard try, and years later Warren's solo debut, a muscular, bro-country sounding concept album where she sings five "June" songs and seven "Scott" songs, is born of that effort. June's a dive bar sweetheart whose love for her man is ironwood strong, Scott a casual patriot looking to escape the day-to-day who comes home with a mouth that explodes whenever he pulls the pin. Scott's memories of the girl who loved him best are painful. But they have nothing on the Iraq memories of "Stay Calm, Get Low," borrowed from memoirist Colby Buzzell, who liked Warren's adaptation so much he wrote liner notes. A MINUS"
