Shelley’s 2014 LP Electric Ursa was a late-breaking favorite, but “Over and Even” is even better, as Shelley expertly explores love, loss and the unnameable regions in between. She’s as good at detailed, heartrending narratives (see “Jenny Come In” with Will Oldham guesting on backing vocals) as she is at more ethereal vibes (the mystical title track and “Lure & Line”). In tandem with guitarist Nathan Salsburg, it sits comfortably next to classics from Gillian Welch & David Rawlings and Richard & Linda Thompson
The album that sountracked so many of those cool late summer and early fall mornings, a simple, elegant, beautiful album from start to finish. Shelley has one of the most calming, gorgeous voices in music today, the kind that demands you grab a cup of coffee and sit down and do nothing but enjoy it as it fills the room.
The Fat Angel Sings 