This Storm [Digipak] (CD - 2008)

Personnel: Sonya Kitchell (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, pennywhistle, percussion); Brad Barr (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, piano, Hammond b-3 organ, keyboards, percussion); Sarah Parkington, Cody Geil (violin); Flavio Gaete (viola); Brian Snow (cello); David Noyes (pennywhistle, trombone); Malcolm Burn (harmonica, piano, Hammond b-3 organ, bass instrument, bass guitar, percussion, background vocals); Ryan Zoidis (recorder, saxophone); Andrew Barr (drums, percussion); Erin McKeown (background vocals).

Audio Mixers: Kevin Killen; Malcolm Burn.

Recording information: Le Maison Bleue Studio, Kingston, NY (2007-2008).

Photographers: Bill Phelps; Sonya Kitchell.

Arrangers: David Noyes; Yuval Semo; Ryan Zoidis.

THIS STORM is a bravely eclectic and mature alternative pop record, with echoes of Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel's classic art rock albums on one hand and the confessional singer-songwriter pop of Joni Mitchell and Carole King on the other. Highlights include the atmospheric slow burner "Walk Away" (which showcases both the high end of Kitchell's vocal range through some startling long-held notes, and musical partner Malcolm Burn's Brian Eno-like fondness for inventive soundscapes) and the stark, acoustic elegy "Soldier's Lament." minimize