A few years back, a friend and I were gobsmacked by an unexpected and then unknown singer/guitarist/songwriter opening for Punch Brothers. Madison Cunningham worked well opening for that band, because she has a quirky melodic sense and loves to play in a variety of guitar tunings.

Though she has a a number of fine solo YouTube videos, she sounds even better with a band backing her up. It gives her a chance to put her guitar figures in context and puts even more emphasis on her clear and bold vocal choices.

The album really picks up about five songs in, and she strings together several of her strongest songs to date, with a few benefiting from powerful string arrangements.