New Tedeschi album shows singer's growth

Today's female flame of the blues, Susan Tedeschi, has laid down 11 solid tracks with her newest album, Wait For Me. While Wait's heavier production masks some of the rawness that made Just Won't Burn so cool, this is still an album worth having. Tedeschi starts the album off with a thematic reference to "It Hurt So Bad" with "Alone," another great song about leaving a relationship and regretting it. Other standout tracks include "Wrapped in the Arms of Another," "In the Garden" and "'Til I Found You." Another one to check out is her cover of Bob Dylan's "Don't Think Twice It's All Right". Wait also features the guitar work of Tedeschi's husband, Derek Trucks (the nephew of Allman Brother Butch) on "Gonna Move" and "The Feeling the Music Brings," two mid-tempo ditties about growing up and discovering music. Trucks' guitar definitely adds more rock to the feel-good tracks he's featured on. Tedeschi seems to trade the uncompromised feeling of her past albums for composure and balance. While Wait shows growth, it'll leave you missing the screams of Just Won't Burn. But since Tedeschi is one of the most rocking females out there today, check out this album.