Taking a break from the McClymonts, the trio made up of her and her two sisters Samantha and Mollie, Brooke McClymont offers a romantic interlude with her man, Adam Eckersley. One look at the liner notes is enough to tell you all you need to know about this project from the lovers, who had been together for a good decade before getting hitched. Country has always adored couples' duets: Johnny Cash and June Carter, Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter, George Jones and Tammy Wynette, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood…
Without a doubt, Adam and Brooke fit perfectly into the groove of this tradition, juggling with all the conventional ingredients, from complicity to doubts, by way of double-dealing and telling tales. While it might not be the album of the century, the two Australians manage all the same to string together some hard-working country melodies with enough of a touch of rock to be taken seriously, and some southern rock with enough soul to be credible. Less poppy than the McClymonts' albums, Adam & Brooke sounds like a road trip to savour. © CM/Qobuz