New
Orleans-based singer songwriter Lynn Drury's powerful wail and
sultry vocals have been compared to Rickie Lee Jones, Lucinda
Williams, Norah Jones, and Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star)- but this
Mississippi girl has a fire all her own, burning through tales
of happenstance and heartbreak with sharp-witted humor.
Funky sounds of New Orleans blend with the countrified roots
of Lynn's rural upbringing. Vivid imagery draws you into a refreshingly
honest world, where a spade is called a spade and old folks'
common sense prevails over jaded cynicism- but not without a
fight!
People
are taking note. In 2004, readers of the Louisiana roots music
magazine Offbeat named Drury as the best emerging singer/songwriter.
In 2003, Offbeat named her third album, Spun, one of the best
new releases of the year.
Her
current band has a truly stellar cast: Casandra Faulconer, recently
nominated for an OffBeat award as New Orleans's best bassist;
guitarist Brian Seeger, Stanton Moore & Quintology alum; and
drummer/vocalist extrordinaire Chris Pylant. They lay down solid
grooves and weave ambient textures, allowing the sound of Drury's
voice and the meaning of her songs to float above.
