H.C. McEntire’s August-released album Eno Axis revealed itself to be a haven of dry land amidst the muck and mire that was 2020. Pitchfork gave the album an 8.1, raving, “With spacious live takes and poetic lyricism, the North Carolina songwriter’s second album brings order to the chaos of the day. Step inside Eno Axis and things immediately fall into place.”

Arriving today is McEntire’s cover of “’Til I Get It Right,” a song once made famous by Tammy Wynette. Recorded during the Eno Axis sessions in Kernsville, NC, the song has been a staple of McEntire’s repertoire for a few years now, including a stellar rendition at the MRG30 festival. Listen today:

Unsatisfied to cap off 2020 there, McEntire has rounded up her fantastic five-piece band for a concert film! Eno Axis Live from Cat’s Cradle premieres December 17 at 8pm ET. Directed by fellow locals KidEthnic, it marks a rare opportunity for those outside of North Carolina to witness McEntire’s full band in formation. Tickets are available for $10 ($15 day of show) on NoonChorus and include a 72-hour rebroadcast of the concert.

In case you missed it: H.C. McEntire covered Trisha Yearwood’s “Georgia Rain” featuring Angel Olsen and Amy Ray for Merge’s Going to Georgia compilation, released this past Friday on Bandcamp. 

More praise for Eno Axis:

“Eno Axis is both a wonderful album and a handy instruction manual for our times.” —Pitchfork

“As she did with her rock band Mount Moriah, McEntire fills her songs with vivid Southern scenes—snuck cigarettes in the alley, time spent by a slow moving river, villains hanging around the church house—but there’s a sense of palpable lightness on the lp, 10 songs (including a tremendous Led Zeppelin cover) which suggest hope is what you find when you dig deeply in the nearest soil, willing to get your hands dirty.” —Aquarium Drunkard

“Eno Axis is an album to escape into without being a delusional utopia. McEntire’s vocals have topsoil grit while being soaring and formidable. There are moments where her whispers are soft as ashes.” —Flood

“H.C. McEntire’s Eno Axis is a masterwork of deep, spiritual escapism.” —PopMatters 

“McEntire has made a distinct record that starts near country but arrives alternately at Memphis soul, psychedelic rock, and incandescent pop. With a voice that can flex Pentecostal power or confide as if sharing a family secret, she sings love songs to the partner who “meet[s] me unafraid,” offers a hymn to her own quiet domestication, and seethes at systems of oppression and exploitation.” —Come Hear NC