Alternative country artist Eliza Mary Doyle’s latest studio album, Pretty Strange, is a 10-song summation of her illustrious 20-year career. Recorded live at Sidekick Studios in Nashville, the album opens with driving banjo, catchy melodies, and pedal steel licks. The single “Them Boys” is a high-energy, banjo-heavy tune written after Doyle’s car broke down while she was visiting Music City in 2015, causing a spontaneous extended stay. The Saskatchewan multi-instrumentalist also works as a professional session musician and toured with folk-bluegrass ensemble The Dead South for two years.
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