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Cortney Tidwell grew up near Nashville’s Music Row, but new wave washes over her debut album, Don’t Let Stars Keep Us Tangled Up (Ever Records). Fusing new wave, electronica and folk/country, Tidwell’s stunningly beautiful music emerged from inner turmoil: “I was coping with losses and personal issues,” says Tidwell. “It’s almost a stream of consciousness.” Perhaps it’s natural that a woman who grew up with parents in the music business would turn to the art for solace. Yet Tidwell fought the urge. “I really didn’t want anything to do with it. I saw what it did to my mother. It destroyed her.” But the pull was strong. After her mother (singer Connie Eaton) died, Tidwell worked out her grief on then piano she’d inherited. The result can best be described as a mix of Andreas Vollenveider, Clannad and Sandy Denny. “I get hung up on how to classify my music,” she said. “I really can’t.” www.myspace.com/cortneytidwell

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