Leah and I saw Shannon McNally open for Son Volt earlier this year at the Music Farm in Charleston, and she did a haunting cover of Long Black Veil that caught everyone's undivided attention (even the jerks by the bar who were talking nonstop). Leah and I knew she sounded familiar but couldn't put our fingers on it at the time. The next day I figured out that her song, The Worst Part of a Broken Heart, was on a Paste Magazine sampler that we listened to a lot. Her album Geronimo is a heartfelt alt-country gem that gets played around our house all the time, and she has a new live album, North American Ghost Music that looks just as good.
Speaking of live albums, Brandi Carlile has a new EP out titled Live at Neumo's. If you've never heard her before, you can download an MP3 of Fall Apart Again here. I highly recommend her self-titled debut album - for being as young as she is, her music is amazingly well-crafted and her voice is weathered and heartfelt.
Speaking of live albums, Brandi Carlile has a new EP out titled Live at Neumo's. If you've never heard her before, you can download an MP3 of Fall Apart Again here. I highly recommend her self-titled debut album - for being as young as she is, her music is amazingly well-crafted and her voice is weathered and heartfelt.
