Stitch Of The World is the sixth studio CD by American country star Tift Merritt. Muziekweb wrote about her fourth album : 'Divergent events such as an argument with her husband and drummer Zeke Hutchins, the failure of a visual work of art and making mixtapes for friends, the singer transforms into beautiful songs.' It was only years later that became clear what great suffering is hidden behind
… this sentence. At the end of 2013, Merritt divorced Hutchins, with whom she formed her first band as a student. It hit hard for the now 42-year-old singer / songwriter, who retired to a Texas ranch to work on new songs. Without Hutchins (who has been replaced by Jay Bellerose), but with Sam Beam from . It is a record of mixed feelings: in Heartache Is An Uphill Climb she processes the broken relationship, while in My Boat it is about her daughter born in early 2016. Beautiful songs indeed, but also a bit boring. (RME)more
