Personnel: Brandi Carlile (vocals, guitar); Brandi Carlile; Kevin Suggs (pedal steel guitar); Glenn Slater (keyboards); Phil Hanseroth (bass guitar, background vocals); Mark Pickerel, Jason Maybell, Brian MacLeod (drums); Tim Hanseroth (guitar, background vocals); Phil Peterson (strings).
Audio Mixer: Martin Feveyear.
Recording information: Robert Lang Studios, Seattle, WA; Soundhouse Studios, Seattle, WA; Tim Hanseroth And Brandi Carlile's Practice Space.
Photographer: Autumn DeWilde.
On her 2005 self-titled debut, Washington State-raised singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile offers up a thoughtful, eclectic, and assured collection of pop/rock tunes that showcases her strong voice. Highlights of the album include the jangly "What Can I Say," the country-tinged "Closer to You," and the dreamy "Throw It All Away." By blending accessibility with adventurousness, Carlile places herself alongside contemporaries such as KT Tunstall and Rachael Yamagata as a young performer to watch. minimize