If country music comes from a place where the heartfelt and the harmonic groove together, and pop where hook and accessibility are sonic bedfellows, then “Carry Me Away,” the latest one from Eileen Carey, is one of those rare collision points where all of those aspects work beautifully together.
It has a simple yet important message: advocating finding a place that takes you out of the day-to-day worries of the everyday world, if only for a short time —a place where you can live in the moment, be yourself, and leave the real world behind. Such places, whether the nightclub or the riverbank —a place of hermetic seclusion or social celebration (and it is certainly this environment that Carey is envisioning here) —are what we all need to recharge our batteries, ground ourselves, and return to the fray rejuvenated and renewed.
And if it is a great sentiment, it is an even greater sonic balancing act, an infectious blend of finely wrought pop-rock, shot through with rootsy acoustica and tumbling banjos, a fine and finessed blend of groove and grace, infectiousness and artistry.
Pop music might be seen as a throwaway form of music, but what Eileen Carey proves here is that if you blend it with the right sounds, add in cleverly garnered seasoned sonics, and give it a relatable lyrical message and meaningful musical purpose, it can become something that is destined to have a shelf life that far outlasts any of its less astute and authentic competitors.
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[…] Eileen Carey wraps this mature and marvellously grown-up sentiment in her usual blend of pop smarts and rock energy, slight country echoes and sunlight sonics. The combination makes for a song with broad appeal, from roots fans to rockers, pop aficionados to…well, anyone who has an ear for a good tune. […]