"[4] Commenting on the sixteen-year wait between new material, DeMent has stated in an interview that she has come to terms with the fact she doesn't write new songs very often.

"[5] In another interview, when asked what she had been doing in the sixteen years since her previous album, she quipped "I painted the living room a lot of different colors.

Rolling Stone notes: "...these artisanal songs of love and doubt wear their homeliness proudly; the effect is like finding a bountiful farm stand in the middle of nowhere.

[18] In another glowing review, Slant Magazine's Jonothan Keefe writes: "DeMent's fully invested performances are lived-in and soulful, heightening the intensity of the experiences she's singing about.

Over the course of Sing the Delta, DeMent confesses, wails, and testifies, and there's simply no one else in popular music who tells their truths with such urgency or clarity.