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"A country original: one of a kind in a world of stereotypes."

The Austin Statesman on k.d. in a review of Shadowland. 

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Scan of k.d. from Fi magazine. This quote from the New York Times review of Drag sums up what I love about the album:

Filled with seriously beautiful singing, ''Drag'' sharpens Ms. Lang's image as pop music's smartest post-modern torch singer. In her case, post-modern means a whimsical eclecticism in choosing material from different genres and eras -- some of which has obvious camp appeal -- and a delight in playing games of emotional dress-up.

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"This album isn't going to win her any points with the Nashville Network or country radio programmers but it shows what country music, when intelligently done, can be: high-plains music for the thinking man and woman." 

-Holly Gleason, Rolling Stone, 1989