New England singer/songwriter Erin McKeown is rarely described as anything but a folksinger, but as I listened to her latest effort, Sing You Sinners (Nettwerk, 2007), it occurred to me that this jazzy record seems about as natural to McKeown as some of her most singer/songwriterly work from her previous records. In fact, Erin McKeown has slalomed in and out of contemporary folk, making intermittent stops in the areas of electronic, rock, swing, and various other forms. On Sinners, though, her experimental nature and mastery of so many layers of Americana proves both invigorating and inspired.
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