The second long-player from the Louisville-based singer/songwriter with one foot in the deep bluegrass of Kentucky and the other in the rocky crags of Laurel Canyon,
Electric Ursa
finds
Joan Shelley
, who resides somewhere between
Joni Mitchell
,
Laura Marling
, and
Gillian Welch
, recording in her hometown with
My Morning Jacket
and
Andrew Bird
producer
Kevin Ratterman
. Intimate, warm, and soulful, the album features eight evocative original songs, including "Something Small," "First of August, "Long Way to Night," and the languid title track. ~ James Christopher Monger