Kim Richey spent the initial portion of her 15-year career chafing at various stylistic restraints, some self-imposed, others foisted upon her by others. Through the second half of the ’90s, the itinerant daughter of a Dayton, Ohio, record-store owner sampled and discarded various guises: new-country misfit (1995’s Nashville-friendly self-titled debut), Lucinda Williams in waiting (1997’s calculated Americana stab Bittersweet) and top-40 hopeful (1999’s super-slick Glimmer). And while those albums had at least two things in common—great songwriting and a soulful, not-in-the-least-bit-showy vocal approach—it wasn’t until more recently that Richey locked into a groove all her own. That in mind, Wreck Your Wheels (Thirty Tigers), her sixth and latest release, finds the artist reveling in a friction-free comfort zone somewhere along the well-read, emotionally honest folk/pop continuum. Richey will be guest-editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our Q&A with her.
Richey: I love all things food and cooking. Nigel Slater writes the most beautifully written cookbooks, complete with gorgeous photographs. He teaches you how to cook, not just follow a recipe. My favorites are Appetite and Real Food.
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One reply on “Kim Richey’s Old Friend: Nigel Slater”
Kim,
was a neighbor of Mary Evelyn on Main Street, she spoke of you often. Hope your doing well. We all miss her greatly, such a wonderful lady and what a cook !
J Mark and Mollie Moellendick