JICUMI: Kathleen Edwards

Just in Case You Missed... Kathleen Edwards on the Elizabethtown soundtrack or at Austin City Limits or being praised in Blender and Rollingstone, then here she is again. If you even remotely appreciate the subject matter of Ryan Adams albums and like harsh, brooding female voices, then you'll love Kathleen Edwards.

Being a country boy and living in the city I miss the simple life of living out in the wide open spaces. The KE's tunes put me there. I really can't even compare her to anyone else, but she definitely broadens the alt-country genre. If it helps any, she was a backup singer for John Doe, former member of the punk band X. You can definitely here a kind of rock grit in her voice along with a bit of twang. I can't wait for a Ryan Adams/Kathleen Edwards duet. Here are a few selections from her first two LPs, the debut Failer (2003), which wasn't a failure at all); and Back to Me (2005), which she co-wrote with and was produced by her husband Colin Cripps.

Failer, 2003
01 Six O' Clock News [zshare]
02 The Lone Wolf [zshare]
03 National Steel [zshare]

Back to Me, 2005
01 In State [zshare]
02 Back to Me [zshare]
03 Summerlong [zshare]

Her newest album, Asking for Flowers (2008) is in stores now. Visit kathleenedwards.com for current tour dates and other release dates.

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