Michelle Lindsey

2 weeks ago | highwayqueens.com | Michelle Lindsey

Recently I stumbled across this album ‘Just a Stranger’ released earlier this year by Henri Cash from Starcrawler and Sophia Skye de Reeder, daughter of Pierre from Rilo Kiley (who also co-produced the record with Henri). The picture on the cover makes them look like the children of Jack White and Jenny Lewis and their sound isn’t far from that ideal mix either. The duo are fresh from supporting Rilo Kiley on some of their comeback shows.

3 weeks ago | highwayqueens.com | Michelle Lindsey |Sara Watkins |Sarah Jarosz |I'm With Her

Since ‘I’m With Her’ released their last album ‘See You Around’ in 2018 the trend for all-female supergroups has blossomed with others like Our Native Daughters, The Highwomen, Wonder Women of Country and boygenius coming together to great success. More recently Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis & Karine Polwart impressed with their collaborative album ‘Looking for the Thread’.

1 month ago | highwayqueens.com | Michelle Lindsey

Produced by the wonderful M Ward, this new album Owls, Omens & Oracles by Valerie June continues her expansive, original musical journey. Blending a distinctive voice with a wide-eyed joyful, hippy take on life there just isn’t another artist out there doing this kind of slightly mystical, off-beat musical style. Opening with the transcendent ‘Joy! Joy!’ she sets the tone for the whole record, with an uplifting call to find the ‘joy joy in your soul’.

2 months ago | highwayqueens.com | Michelle Lindsey |Lola Kirke

After releasing a fantastic EP called ‘Country Curious’ last year, Lola Kirke followed that up with a book of personal essays called ‘Wild West Village’ which explored her upbringing and life in a bohemian family. By moving to Nashville and leaning towards country music she’s been walking a different path than might be expected from your typical artsy New Yorker. “I don’t want to fit in anymore,” she said in a recent interview.

2 months ago | highwayqueens.com | Michelle Lindsey

After bringing Tanya Tucker and Joni Mitchell back from the dead, Brandi Carlile has done it again. This time she has revived Elton John, who after a triumphant Glastonbury had declared himself exhausted and retired (from touring anyway). Here with Brandi’s help, he sings using every ounce of what voice he has left and sounds like a man reborn. But this isn’t an Elton John album produced by Brandi Carlile.