Vanished Gardens cover

Vanished Gardens

Lucinda Williams · 2018

73 min · 10 tracks · blues · folk · pop rock

A soulful exploration of longing and resilience, woven through bluesy melodies and reflective lyrics.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • soulful reflections on resilience
  • back-loaded emotional climaxes
  • slow-burn narratives of longing
  • thoughtful listening in solitude

Maybe skip if you want

  • seeking upbeat, instant gratification
  • prefer short and punchy tracks

Where this album fits

Career context
By the time 'Vanished Gardens' was released in 2018, Lucinda Williams had firmly established herself as a respected figure in Americana music with a career spanning over three decades. This album came after her Grammy-winning album 'The Ghosts of Highway 20' (2016) and showcased her continued evolution as a songwriter and storyteller, collaborating with musicians like Charles Lloyd.
Stylistic neighbors
Neko Case· Mary Gauthier· Patty Griffin

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Defiant 8:41
  • 2 Dust 7:58
  • 3 Vanished Gardens 9:03
  • 4 Ventura 6:22
  • 5 Ballad of the Sad Young Men 6:17
  • 6 We’ve Come Too Far to Turn Around 6:30
  • 7 Blues for Langston and LaRue 5:38
  • 8 Unsuffer Me 11:40
  • 9 Monk’s Mood 5:15
  • 10 Angel 5:53

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