Shannon Wright

I don't know much about Shannon Wright, and before Let in the Light had never heard her music. My loss. Her songs are musically simple but emotionally dense, sung in a husky, sometimes sad, sometimes scornful voice that's perfect for them.

I read somewhere that Wright was a denizen of the NYC punk scene in the 90's; when things didn't work out, she sold all her possessions and decamped to the wilds of North Carolina. Could be.

With Wright on guitars, vibes, and keyboards, producer Andy Baker on bass, Kyle Crabtree on drums, and Amanda Kapousouz on violin. On Quarterstick records.