Mikaela Davis has never been a stranger to transformation. She’s tried on hazy pop, whimsical folk, jam band grooves, and now, donning a bejeweled Western suit, finds herself fusing all these sounds and more on Graceland Way, her latest album. But don’t be fooled by the ‘fit, since Graceland Way is not a country—or even a cosmic country—album. It is cosmic but styled more after Stevie Nicks’ Laurel Canyon-ified mysticism-pop than any twangier varietal. Anchored by her signature crystal-clear vocals and springy harp plucking, Davis’ fifth record is less reinvention and more building upon the sonic sensibilities she’s been soaking in since the start. “Isn’t it great?” she sings on “11:11,” synths and harp all aglow. “Sometimes you need a change.”
ALBUM REVIEW: Mikaela Davis Plays With Genre On ‘Graceland Way’
