Kassi Valazza: From Newman Street

Kassi Valazza: From Newman Street

This is Valazza’s third album, a gentle, folk-inflected country record that strongly resembles the sound of Joni Mitchell. If sixties balladry—and Mitchell in particular—appeals to you, this will feel familiar and welcome. Lyrically, Valazza explores life on the road: driving across it, sleeping beside it, leaving loved ones behind on it, and performing to pay for it. It’s a recurring motif that lends the album cohesion. Some tracks verge on bla…