Only as the Day Is Long (CD - 2008)

Personnel: Sera Cahoone (vocals, guitar, guitars, banjo, harmonica, drums, tambourine); Jeff Fielder, Jeff Fielder (vocals, guitar, dobro, banjo); Jason Kardong (pedal steel guitar); Erica Johansen, Nicola Reilly (violin); Bradley Hawkins (cello); Jonas Haskins (bass instrument); Jason Merculief (drums, shaker, tambourine).

Recording information: Soundhouse, Seattle, WA.

Photographer: Chris Zasche.

On 2008's ONLY AS THE DAY IS LONG, former Carissa's Weird drummer Sera Cahoone steps up to the microphone for an elegant and pastoral solo set. While Cahoone's slightly raspy singing voice invites comparisons to Cat Power's Chan Marshall, her music is rooted in a gentle alt-country/bluegrass vibe that never feels forced, as exemplified by the twangy "Baker Lake" and the wistful "You're Not Broken." minimize