Noisetrade has kind of become my go-to place for indie ever since Rdrd Lbl started to suck, and though you have to really look for some of the really good stuff, I'm always surprised by what comes my way. A few weeks ago they released a sampler from Lily Kershaw, an LA darling who's had her music on Criminal Minds before. The sample had a few songs from her upcoming Midnight In The Garden. There may have been only a few songs on this one, but every one was good. As hard as it was to pick on to feature, "Promised Land" turned out to be an easy choice.
"Promised Land" is acoustic wonderkind, sounding like something Norah Jones used to sing, and by god, old Norah Jones was actually better than new Norah Jones (who is still pretty good). Lily Kershaw has a not-too-smoky set of pipes that don't overwhelm the delicate track, but add to its beauty. With nothing but an acoustic guitar, she crafts something under three minutes that can speak to the masses. This girl is going places. I said the same thing about Angel Haze, and I'm saying it now.
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