Bosque Brown

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Let's stick with the female chanteuses today. Hailing from Denton, Texas, Bosque Brown is a songwriting vehicle for singer/songwriter Mara Lee Miller. There is a sort of unhinged energy in Miller's voice, which crackles with a whiskey-soaked authenticity fit for the Texas bars she's most likely gigged at. For the most part, the material on her new album Baby, which is set for a March 3rd release, follows a simple equation: guitar + bare percussion + simple piano + eery keys. While the arrangements seem simplistic enough, what makes the album so intriguing is the otherworldly quality pervading its tracks. For instance, "Texas Sun," while essentially a by-the-books country song, benefits immensely from some interesting production that makes the pedal steel sound like some sort of alien transmission. That's what I love about Baby. Whether Miller is doing melancholic or upbeat, there always seems to be some sort of off-kilter element present. The distant drone of a far-off keyboard or an unexpected echo on Miller's voice makes Baby as eerily psychological as it is fit for the soundtrack of a bloody Western. -- Capt. Obvious

Listen:
MP3: Bosque Brown - Went Walking
MP3: Bosque Brown - This Town

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