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Mallary Hope – “Blossom In The Dust”

Karlie Justus | March 25th, 2010 Email Share

Songwriters: Mallary Hope, Joseph Doyle and Jon Henderson

In the shadows of current darlings Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood – and, of course, resurgent queen Reba McEntire – the bandwidth for new female country artists of late has proven extremely narrow. While recent debut efforts from Justin Moore and Easton Corbin have raced up the charts, women such as newcomer Mallary Hope struggle to make an impact.

In fact, the singer probably received more attention for a YouTube duet with Taylor Swift, where the pair performed a karaoke version of Lambert’s “Gunpowder and Lead” at a Nashville Christmas party, than her July 2009 radio debut “Love Lives On.” Though the video’s audio is shoddy, Hope emerges as the dynamic powerhouse voice to Swift’s pantomiming and slinky dance moves – an advantage that bears little weight in the genre’s current climate.

Despite these challenges, Hope makes a valiant second effort with new single “Blossom in the Dust.” From its starting verse, the MCA Nashville artist sets a lifelike scene by contrasting her protagonist’s shoddy upbringing with her hopeful, spring-like name: “There’s a single-wide trailer past the railroad tracks/Old car in the front, weeds in the back/Mama had her there when she was sixteen years old/Took one look at her and named her Rose.”

Unfortunately, however, comparisons to Martina McBride – which are warranted, as both can hit extended high notes and employ a patented girlfriend-to-girlfriend, conversational tone – also apply to their shared affinity for heavy-handed songs that ascribe to the frying pan to the head school of thought: Lyrics such as “Oh, sometimes the only way to overcome a circumstance/Is someone giving someone else a fighting chance” sag under their own weight, a contrast to the song’s upbeat, radio-friendly production.

While the flower metaphor doesn’t quite reach the heights of similarly themed songs such as Waylon Jennings’ (and, more recently, Willie Nelson and Chris Young) “Rose In Paradise,” Hope manages to elevate what could have been just a run-of-the-mill Girl Power tune with nice details that support its feel-good empowerment. If the brunette is meant to break through the genre’s current crop of blondes, “Blossom on the Dust” may be a seed in the right direction.

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MALLARY HOPE
"Blossom In The Dust" Single
MCA Records Nashville

Georgia native, Mallary Hope started singing first in her dad's church, followed by the Nashville Palace, then she formed her first band, wrote her first original song, and won in a talent show with that song, and all of this happened by the time she was 15 years old. Two years later at 17 she and her family made the move to Nashville and she started to pursue her dreams of having a career in the music industry by becoming a session singer and lending her voice to over 500 demos which led to her own record deal with MCA. Last summer she made a small dent with her debut single "Love Lives On" and she is now ready to release her brand new single "Blossom In The Dust." The mid-tempo song, co-written by Hope, invites us to live the journey of a little girl named Rose, who coincidently is that blossom in the dust that the title refers to. We see descriptive lyrics that place you into the scene throughout the opening verse that perfectly describes the tough life that she was born into. As the song progresses Rose is taken from that situation and adopted by a loving family that has always wanted a little girl allowing her to "blossom" into who she was put here to be. Hope has already earned comparisons to country music's strong female voices like Martina McBride and Sara Evans and it is easy to see why she is mentioned in a category like that when you spin "Blossom In The Dust." This is a well-crafted song, with powerful lyrics, delivered by an outstanding voice that will surely put the name Mallary Hope on country music's mainstream map.

The popular country music blog, CountryMusicIsLove is proud to announce the Inaugural CountryMusicIsLove Concert benefiting City of Hope. The intimate, acoustic show featured Johnny Bulford , Carter Twins, Whitney Duncan, Adam Gregory, Mallary Hope, Jason Jones, Jesse Lee, Gwen Sebastian, and Matt Stillwell held at The Rutledge in downtown Nashville on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 7:00 pm.

Tickets proceeds benefited City of Hope.

About City Of Hope: City of Hope is a leading research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases. Designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center, the highest honor bestowed by the National Cancer Institute, and a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, City of Hope's research and treatment protocols advance care throughout the nation. City of Hope is located in Duarte, Calif., just northeast of Los Angeles, and is ranked as one of "America's Best Hospitals" in cancer and urology by U.S.News & World Report. Founded in 1913, City of Hope is a pioneer in the fields of bone marrow transplantation and genetics. For more information, visit www.cityofhope.org.

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