Dallas Green has never sounded as warm as he does on his latest album Little Hell. Where Bring Me Your Love was cold and sparse, Little Hell’s 11 tracks are lush and the tone is much warmer here—but this is not to say that Dallas is any cheerier. Just listen to the lead single “Fragile Bird,” which talks about a husband’s helplessness in aiding his wife’s night terrors, or the demons that his sister is wrestling with on “O Sister.” This album is a tackle-box of hooks (See “The Grand Optimist”) and shows that Dallas Green continues to grow into a remarkable singer-songwriter.
This article appears in Sep 1-7, 2011.