I know what my next record purchase is going to be, the debut album " We Are From Here" by Miss Shevaughn and Yuma Wray. It's out today and if you love inspiring and talented people, you are gonne love these guys and what they do.
Miss Shevaughn & Yuma Wray spent the whole of 2011 on the road, and without fail at every show, someone would ask, "So, where are you from?," which would always lead to a bit of stammering, "Well, Miss Shevaughn was born in Arkansas and grew up in Louisiana, Yuma grew up internationally. We met in D.C. then again in Chicago..." To further complicate matters, Miss Shevaughn & Yuma Wray had to leave behind their lives and apartment in Chicago in order to be able to afford to be on the road full-time. That left the pair living in their Honda for most of last year.
"We're From Here " is a simple answer to that complicated question. Written and recorded over a year on the road, this debut album is a classic American road trip story, unfolding both the personal and family histories as well as the musical influences informing both songwriters.
Rock Guitar Daily described the album thus " We're From Here is a stunning and audacious debut - this record sounds like they've made an Oscar winning movie based on the Great American Novel. Miss
Shevaughn joins Emmylou Harris and KD Lang in the realm of the great female American storytellers. She is a force of nature, and Yuma Wray provides the perfect home in which to raise her stories. Forget about
genres and categories, this is great music."
This commentary coupled with a listen to the album track "The River Made Me Do It" have convinced me that I need this record. For all info Miss Shevaughn and Yuma Wray head to the following site http://www.missshevaughnyumawray.com and make sure you listen to "The River Made Me Do It". You'll have dust on shoes at the end of the listening journey as these guys snake a highway around Americana, folk and good old rock & roll. It really is fabulous music making and bursting with talent, imagination and character, I could listen to it all day.
