I’ll Sing – Shannen Moser (as told by Mr. Bones)

In her sophomore release Moser presents a sound that is as simple and spare as her native Pennsylvania farm town. There is truly some gestalt here that turns the sum of her untrained voice and simple guitar work into a heartfelt listening experience. Her raw singing voice coupled with a unique guitar style and a just enough bottom from a restrained rhythm section make for an evocative sonic offering. Whether she's channeling Hazel Dickens in Hallelujah or Gillian Welch in Joanna, she presents a visceral sound that fits well with in any folk, country or indie show.

FCC: #2 fuck@1:00
RIYL: Courtney Barnett, Gillian Welch, Elyzia Gilkyson

**1 47th Street - slow, with her voice playing of nicely against
steel guitar (2:24)
*2 Haircut Song - acoustic love song marking a relationship around
haircuts (fuck at 1:00)
*3 Joanna - downtempo with lovely mystical hillbilly holler feel (2:10)
*4 Every Town - uptempo love song with great bridge (2:35)
**5 Baby Blue - slow, spare ole time song with dreamy guitar (2:45)
*6 Arizona - uptempo, with nice bounce (2:40)
**7 Hallelujah - great ole time jig-like feel about Armageddon (2:40)
*8 Blacktop Mountain – midtempo, happy & melodic with simple
guitar work (2:40)
9 Ballad of Freddie... - midtempo mostly instrumental (1:05)
10 Your Window Seat – slow, sad imaginary call to one’s first
love with interesting orchestration (2:40)
-11 West Texas Blues – scratchy vocals
*12 One For Mama – bittersweet ode to overworked mothers with
sweet steel guitar (3:10)
**13 Trouble – hypnotic, acoustic blues with soulful call and
response with Collins Regisford (2:46)
14 Pleasantville – uptempo with interesting key changes (2:20)
-15 I'll Sing - slow and spare acoustic love song

* Mr. Bones especially likes these
- skip