If you feel the need to be soothed today, take a little listen to the latest by Suzanne Vallie. Any song off the album is equally as pleasing as the last. Tracks feel like folk lullabies: gentle guitar plucking, Vallie’s sweet voice, soft harmonies. Based out of Big Sur–and maybe that’s where the nature-inspired songs come from–Vallie pops in and out of the Bay Area for shows with different bands, including Range of Light Wilderness, and her solo works. In fact, she’ll be playing Hotel Utah this August 14. Come in for some soothing purity. –Michelle Kicherer, Associate Editor