Williams bares soul on ‘Venus’
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NEARLY 20 minutes into “Venus,” an acoustic guitar emerges from the computer clamor that fills most of the album. The refreshing sound of an actual musical instrument nudges Joy Williams into the set’s best song, the soul-baring ballad “What a Good Woman Does.”
“I can’t carry the weight of this war,” she sings.
Williams’ acrimonious split with Civil Wars partner John Paul White is at the core of “Venus,” her first solo album since the breakup. She also sings about the death of her father and a rocky patch in her marriage, addressing the wrenching topics with commendable candor and appealing eloquence.
But when Williams parted with White, she also said goodbye to strummy folk music. Rebooting as a solo act, the 32-year-old chose to create songs geared for dance clubs instead of coffee houses.
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