Review Summary: RIP Cady Groves (July 30, 1989 – May 2, 2020)
Cady Groves was a singer-songwriter from Emporia, Kansas. Her discography consists of five EPs, one of which was a posthumous release. The train of musical styles throughout her EPs goes from acoustic indie-pop, to full-fledged pop, and then to country. Although Cady didn't delve into country music until later in her career, her first EP
A Month of Sundays holds a slight tinge of the genre due to her strong southern accent.
The opening track,
A Town Like This, sets the pace for the EP with mid-tempo acoustic strumming, light tambourine, and Cady's sad singing. The lyrics, which showcase Cady's preference for metaphor, compare the changing of seasons to a change within herself, and how she seeks to cope with this change by leaving town. The next four tracks, despite being more about the struggles of romantic love, remain consistent in musical and lyrical style, making for a non-variable EP. This is not a fault though; rather, it's Cady sticking to what she is good at, which is writing simple, heartfelt songs.
With Cady's recent passing due to complications from chronic alcohol abuse (according to the autopsy, according to Wikipedia),
A Month of Sundays, as well as the rest of her discography, can be viewed within a different context. On the surface, one can tell by the lyrics about life-struggles and the oftentimes sullen tone of singing that the EP represents yet another sensitive artist who writes songs to cope with their emotions. But with Cady's tragic cause of death revealed, we can now assume how much she was truly suffering, making
A Month of Sundays hit that much harder.
