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Rebecca Frederick - Mud, Sweat & Tears 
By George Peden

After I caught my breath last year, being totally excited with the music of newcomer, Taylor Swift, another take-notice talent is on the radar. Her name: Rebecca Frederick. And like Swift, Frederick is talented. Edgy, polished, and with a voice destined for radio and headlining shows, Nashville’s latest is grabbing nods and acclaim with her mostly self-penned release on Heartland Records, Mud, Sweat & Tears.

While little is known about Frederick (note to Publicity: start cranking out the bio and info –sure is hard to share when there’s little to tell); however, all is not lost, as here at CSO we can paint some history – check this out.  

This young lady can sing. There’s no Hicksville country backblocks warbling here. Frederick is confident, melodic and claims the microphone with a determination that makes every tune special, every song enjoyable. With a constant stream of banal boredom masquerading as country music on radio these days, courtesy of churn factories bent on profit and sales rather than establishing long-term talent, Frederick is a pleasing breakaway.

She paints her tunes with lyrical intensity and a knowing that comes from having written the subject matters of love, loss and the ability, as covered in standout cut ‘I Wanna Live Like That”, to teach us a lesson or two.

Effortlessly stylish, Fredrick is more Tucker than Twain, a little more Gretchen than Faith, but the vocal mix is solid and fetching. She can pound rockier tunes like “Reach Up”, the radio possibility “Lovin’ In The Mud” and the infectious “No Ordinary Love”, while smoldering easy on “Broken Heart” and the tear-jerking “Never Knew”. If you want a word, try versatile to snapshot Fredrick’s talent.

Nashville's Collin Raye nails it when he gives the endorsement: “A voice that’s going to blow you away!”

For now Rebecca Frederick is waiting in the wings. But it’s only temporary. Trust us and remember where you heard it. 

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