Former Lost Highway recording artist Tift Merritt is gearing up to release Another Country on February 26, her first on Concord Music Group’s Fantasy Records. It will also be her first full-length since she released her critically acclaimed sophomore album, Tambourine -- one of the decade's better alt-country records -- in 2004. (She spent the ensuing years in Paris.) If things were justified down on Nashville’s Music Row, this is the current trend modern country would be following: simple, cohesive, downright beautiful songwriting. That's evidenced by Another Country's “Keep You Happy,” which you can download here. She's also scheduled some live dates:
01.11 Brooklyn, NY: Union Hall 03.17 Philadelphia, PA: Johnny Brenda’s 03.18 Northampton, MA: Iron Horse Music Hall 03.21 Alexandria, VA: Birchmere Music Hall 03.28 New Orleans, LA: House of Blues, Parish Room
I have a copy of her cover of A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall from her stint at the I'm Not There Concert. I've been listening to it nonstop since I got it.
I have a copy of her cover of A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall from her stint at the I'm Not There Concert. I've been listening to it nonstop since I got it.