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Court Yard Hounds - Court Yard Hounds
With the Dixie Chicks on hiatus, two of the Chicks have become Hounds. Sisters Emily Robison’s and Martie Maguire’s side project—more folk-rock than country-rock—finds Emily singing lead vocals for the first time and Martie adding sweet harmonies. It’s a refreshing change. There’s humor on “Then Again” and anger on “Ain’t No Son,” while Jakob Dylan joins them on the wistful “See You in the Spring.” There’s also some potent breakup songs, including “It Didn’t Make a Sound,” arising from Emily’s recent divorce.
