| Brandi Carlile, the deeply driven 23 year old Seattle | | | | her very expressive voice, which can turn from a |
| area native has released her debut self titled album | | | | tough, bluesy growl to a vulnerable, aching falsetto |
| and Wow! It's good. | | | | on a dime. The catch in her throat before she |
| As the story goes the young Carlile's life long love | | | | launches into those alpine high notes is reminiscent of |
| affair with performing really took flight after she sang | | | | her idol, country singer Patsy Cline.While this entire |
| Roseanne Cash's Tennessee Flat - Top Box onstage | | | | CD is outstanding the truly standout tunes are What |
| at the Northwest's version of the Grand Ole Opry. | | | | Can I Say [track 2], Throw It All Away [track 4], and |
| She was reportedly 8 at the time and the | | | | In My Own Eyes [track 8]. My SmoothLee Bonus |
| opportunity came as a result of being brought out by | | | | Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On |
| her musician mother.Well here we are some 15 years | | | | REpeat"] is track 6, Someday Never Comes. Very |
| later and Miss Carlile has arrived on the music scene | | | | nice!Release Notes:Brandi Carlile originally released |
| with wide eyes and a voice as fresh and clear as a | | | | Brandi Carlile on July 12, 2005 on the Red Int record |
| bell.As for her drive to get to this point she says, | | | | label.CD track list follows:1. Follow |
| "I've never had a real job. I've insisted that I do | | | | 2. What Can I Say |
| nothing but play music and not let my head go | | | | 3. Closer To You |
| anywhere else. If that means playing in a smoky bar | | | | 4. Throw It All Away |
| for three hours, five nights a week, that's fine. It's | | | | 5. Happy |
| discipline. It teaches you how to grab your audience, | | | | 6. Someday Never Comes |
| no matter who they are." You sure do have to | | | | 7. Fall Apart Again |
| admire that kind of dedication.Carlile's determination | | | | 8. In My Own Eyes |
| and work ethic paid off in late 2004 when she signed | | | | 9. Gone |
| with Columbia Records, home to several of her | | | | 10. TragedyTo listen to samples of each song on |
| favorite artists, including Bob Dylan, Bruce | | | | Brandi Carlile by Brandi Carlile go to: |
| Springsteen, Jeff Buckley, Leonard Cohen, Janis | | | | Brandi Carlile CD - Brandi Carlile MP3 SamplesClyde |
| Joplin, and James Taylor, whom she has shared a | | | | Lee Dennis, a.k.a. SmoothLee is a life long music |
| stage with.This, her debut album is a showcase for | | | | fanatic. |