Singer-songwriter Alice BrightSky carts a heavy load around. Latest record ‘Box of Me’ packs the emotive import and lyrical punch of Miranda Lambert with the melodic range of Jeff Buckley. My fave track here is the torpid thunder of ‘I Am.’ The song has all the makings of a hard rock tune, but delivered instead with an acoustic brawl. The NYC artist has everything you’d ever want from the loudest music you’ll ever hear, but delivered from such an intimate place, you’ll pull your ear in closer to find out just what exactly she’s lost and loves.
Listen to ‘Lover’s Fate’ below – a song that features none other than Lizzy Grant (now also known as Lana Del Rey) on backing vocals – the two met at the 2006 Williamsburg Live Songwriting Competition. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)