Nickel Creek Why Should The Fire Die CD

Why Should the Fire Die? is Nickel Creek's first album without Alison Krauss in the producer's chair, and on it, the trio's genre-expanding acoustic music has shifted even farther away from it's bluegrass origins. The opening 'When in Rome' perfectly encapsulates the aggressive approach the band favors, and features poetic lyrics far more obtuse than those of most groups with similar roots. The disc's first half stays rooted in a fairly conventional folk mode, with a lovely cover of Bob Dylan's 'Tomorrow Is a Long Time' (one of the few solo vocal turns from fiddler Sara Watkins) and 'Jealous of the Moon' (co written with the Jayhawks' Gary Louris). Sugar Hill. 2005.

1. When in Rome 2. Somebody More Like You 3. Jealous of the Moon 4. Scotch ; Chocolate 5. Can't Complain 6. Tomorrow Is a Long Time 7. Eveline 8. Stumptown 9. Anthony 10. Best of Luck 11. Doubting Thomas 12. First and Last Waltz 13. Helena 14. Why Should the Fire Die?