With every aspect of her life in disarray, alt country singer/songwriter Tift Merritt ended up in a tiny studio flat in Paris hoping the change would do her good. Sleeping along side her piano, she claims, were the best nights sleep she ever had. By the time she arrived back in Texas, most of the song ideas for her 2008 release Another Country, were sketched in her notebook. Parting ways with roots label Lost Highway, she signed with Fantasy Records and began recording the tracks for Another Country. The result was a beautifully intimate collection of songs with a restraint not found on her previous two releases: 2002's Bramble Rose and the soulful Tambourine from 2004.
For years Tift Merritt has been just under the radar. But with a voice that rivals both Linda Ronstadt for power and Emmylou Harris for frailty it's a wonder she isn't a household name. Something tells me she likes it better that way.
Tift plays Passim in Harvard Sq April 12th at 8:00. You won't be disappointed!
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