Amanda Pearcy
Waitin’ On Sunday
Buddy Jake Records

Amanda Pearcy’s background has provided her with rich material for her songs; reared in an alcoholic home, losing her parents simultaneously, becoming a young widow, and almost facing death. It’s no wonder that Pearcy’s story has developed into classic, southern ballads on her debut album Waitin’ on Sunday.

The album is a collection of introspective country-folk ballads coupled by a backdrop of Pearcy’s soft, fluid vocals which showcase morose, painful vocals and lyrics dealing with death and loss in songs such as “Mother’s Lament” and “Fatherless Son,”

“I led with my chin all the way to hell’s gate
And I took a look on in
How I got there, well I hear tell, was no secret to any of them.”

Pearcy sings these haunting, dark lyrics about going to hell and back, conjuring harsh, heavy memories. “Haunted Man” also conveys an eerie and lethargic vocal and instrumentals that give a beautiful representation of Pearcy’s raw and earthly soul.
However, “Casino” and “Paint by Numbers” capture more upbeat and knee-slapping tempos. “Casino” carries instrumentals similar to a classic Johnny Cash ballad. While “Paint by Numbers” carries intense, fast violin playing and callous-inducing guitar-picking.
Pearcy’s recent work seems to be filled with earnest songwriting and moving singing, which is refreshing and too good to pass up.

by Bianetth Valdez