![]() 1000 Kisses establishes a new guise for Griffin's old persona and is a tour de force for a singer's singer, which would be true even if "Rain," "Making Pies," and "Be Careful" weren't among the best songs she's written. ![]() She's also stopped trying to prove she's a rocker, although she convinced the hell out of a lot of us with her second album, 1998's Flaming Red. She's much more comfortable on ATO, which is owned by Dave Matthews and distributed by BMG. Griffin no longer records for A&M, the arm of Universal Music Group for which she made four albums, two of which got released. Coming offstage, she glowed like a gymnast who had just nailed a difficult landing. She radiated enthusiasm back at her fans. Her phrasing's freer, her onstage demeanor more confident. You could hear it in her show at Jovita's during South by Southwest, where the local singer-songwriter debuted her new album 1000 Kisses with a performance that hushed the crowd, except for rapturous response between numbers. Something transformed Patty Griffin this spring.
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