Eilen Jewell - Sea of Tears

Boise-born and Boston-based, Eilen Jewell has quickly distinguished herself as one of the rising stars of a new generation of roots musicians. Her first two albums, Boundary Country and Letters From Sinners And Strangers were astonishingly assured efforts, which matched Jewell's understated yet insightful songs with a rugged blend of American styles. They were met with a great deal of acclaim, with No Depression raving, "Jewell is showing she can wander with the best of them, and write riveting song-stories about her adventures along the way." Indicative of Jewell's strong following in Europe, The Word described her as, "A voice of real distinction (that) manages to transcend some powerful influences and pierce the fog long enough for her own point of view to emerge."