Miranda Lambert has created a brand for herself. She's like one of those tiny lap dogs; cute from a distance but when you walk by the front yard it'll tear your ankles apart. Packaged inside this tiny blond body with a forearm tattoo of two crossed pistols with dove wings is a feisty powerhouse you get a feeling you don't want to upset.
Lambert's newest release, Revolution, continues on her crusade to live life on her terms and take no prisoners. Like a later-day Tanya Tucker, Lambert sings of heartbreak and revenge like go together as naturally as peanut butter and jelly. On the tracks "White Liar" and "Sin for a Sin" she confronts a lover what he did or did not do, respectively, with canine-like severity. "Only Prettier" is another tune with biting lyrics, only this time they're aimed squarely at the floozy girl at the bar and her friends.
Lambert is a little softer on this album than on her last and even some of her harsher songs come with a sly wink, as if to say, "I'll slap you around a bit, but it's only because I love you" like an older sister would. Some of the more tender moments come from standout songs, "Love Song" and "The House That Built Me." In the later, Lambert revisits her childhood home and asks the current owner if she can come in and look around. In it she pleads, "if I could just come in I swear I'll leave, won't take nothing but a memory."
Packed with 15 songs, not a one of them filler, this is a great album for fans of Lambert's previous efforts as well as anyone who wants to jump on the Miranda bandwagon.
Sergio del Limonar
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