The second long-player from the Louisville-based singer/songwriter with one foot in the deep bluegrass of Kentucky and the other in the rocky crags of Laurel Canyon,
Electric Ursa finds
Joan Shelley, who resides somewhere between
Joni Mitchell,
Laura Marling, and
Gillian Welch, recording in her hometown with
My Morning Jacket and
Andrew Bird producer
Kevin Ratterman. Intimate, warm, and soulful, the album features eight evocative original songs, including "Something Small," "First of August, "Long Way to Night," and the languid title track.