June Star aching vocals and plaintive folk arrangements, comes off like a Smog-era Bill Callahan if he had chosen to dive inward or The Jayhawks if they were more keen to stark emotional realism

Emily Duff Band small-batch Sweet & Sour Rock & Roll with a great big hit of Country Soul sews a patchwork of heaven, hell, romance and regret. Emily was born in NYC and raised by a pack of cigarettes.