The Gobblers Knob

I got to high five this fine lady at SXSW, and while I doubt she was as thrilled by that as I was, it was an even bigger thrill to her Lissie bust out with a folky, yet still rocking, version of Metallica’s slow-jam classic, “Nothing Else Matters.” She’s following up her EP, Why You Runnin’? [...]

I’m not the first guy to write about newcomer Lissie (Myspace). I am cool with that, since her new EP, Why You Runnin’ (Fat Possum) is really good. It’s hard to place her in a specific, nice and neat genre. There’s a bit of folk, there’s some rock, there’s a thumpin’ stand-up bass and it’s [...]