![]() “I make music for the music’s sake, and I think everybody wants their art to be seen and heard for what it is,” Pittelman says. She’s also hoping that with a third album she’ll be viewed more as country than queer country. tour booked for November, with more, Pittelman hopes, on the horizon. Karen & the Sorrows will celebrate Guaranteed Broken Heart with a release day show on Oct. It’s devastating but smart at the same time.” “You can take this moment in your life that’s painful but find a witty way to sing about it. “One of the things I love most about country music is trying to find those moments in your life that are totally sad or heartbroken, but you find this moment of humor in it, just a twist or turn of a phrase with a bit of wit in it,” she explains. ![]() “I worked on that one really hard to make sure the beat was right.” The title, of course, does not exactly convey happiness, but Pittelman hopes that there’s a bit of light in that darkness. “Guaranteed Broken Heart,” which starts the album, is a “two-stepping song,” according to Pittelman. It felt like a lot of these songs wanted to have a string band on them, which was completely new to me. “I had this weird vision about 90s country if it was through the filter of Neil Young - which is not unfair to imagine ’cause he’s done so many different things,” Pittelman explains. The models, she says, were Neil Young albums such as Harvest and On the Beach, with additional inspiration from George Jones‘ “Choices.” ![]() Pittleman and her current cast of Sorrows - including guest all-stars from Brooklyn’s bluegrass and old-time music scenes like Rima Fand on fiddle, Ross Martin on guitar, and Cole Quest Rotante on dobro - made Guaranteed Broken Heart with her at the production helm. Miranda Lambert to Perform at 2019 ACM Honors
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