Erin McKeown: Hundreds of Lions

photo: Michael Weintrob Erin McKeown (Fredericksburg, VA ) is a singer-songwriter/activist (lobbying for a better energy policy) whose songs are part Suzanne Vega and part Judy Garland. Her new album Hundreds of Lions lacks musical teeth, but her lyrics can hurt and scratch sometimes. She recorded it in a church studio, mainly using acoustic instruments adding some digital beeps and clicks to make it more interesting - but the album had fared better if she had erased all of that. Santa Cruz is...

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