Let’s face it, we all get downhearted sometimes, but not all of us will up and move to Austin and end up writing a song about that very downheartedness. That’s just what Molly Burch did and the resulting song is an examination of such feelings all bundled up in a nice package of old school, soulful country sounds that comes across as surprisingly lighthearted in it’s presentation.
Burch cites such luminaries as Patsy Cline, The Everly Brothers, and Dusty Springfield as influences, though I find her voice also reminds me slightly of a more upbeat sounding Hope Sandoval.
“Downhearted” will be released as a 7″ single on September 16 via Captured Tracks. Here’s hoping a full length will follow not too long after that.