Wild as mink but sweet as soda-pop, Nashville based Caitlin Rose specializes in the drink-away-your-heartache Country-with-capital-C music that brings rhinestone legends Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn to mind. There's a dose of the singer-songwriter, one voice/one guitar ethic of Kimya Dawson or Daniel Johnston thrown in there as well.

Her voice is both delicate and twangy, like a banjo with butterfly wings. Her 2008 EP Dead Flowers (her only release to date) showcases her fragility ("Answer in One of These Bottles") mixed with some healthy cynicism and humor ("Docket" and "Gorilla Man," respectively). She also gives us a great cover of The Rolling Stones' "Dead Flowers," the second of this year after Deer Tick.

MP3 Session Downloads : 

Caitlin Rose - Sinful Wishing Well
Caitlin Rose - Shanghai Cigarettes

Recorded and Mixed by Jeff DuPont
Filmed and Edited by Doug Fellegy and Joe Wallace
Words by Brian J. Brake