CHASTITY BROWN

Brown’s dark soulful journey uses clarion call guitar (Wake Up), endearments delivered on tenterhooks (Whisper) and righteous testifying (Pouring Rain) to makes its case. The Tennessee-bred powerhouse’s unflinching angles on her personal experience are filtered through songs, composed with long-term writing partner Robert Mulrennan. The urgent gallop of Colorado conjures up a feel for her native land’s open spaces and its cruelties. A true talent deserving wider attention.