Kelley Hunt - The Beautiful Bones (2014)

Acclaimed Roots/R&B/Americana singer-songwriter, keyboardist, guitarist Kelley Hunt releases her most ambitious effort to date with The Beautiful Bones, a collection of 12 new songs written or co-written by Hunt. The album stylistically pays respectful reverence to the traditional influences of her artistic identity - the ''beautiful bones'' of her music - while thematically urging a return of core truths and values in general. Backed by an all-star supporting cast including drummer Bryan Owings, guitarist John Jackson and the wondrous McCrary sisters on background vocals, Hunt commands the effort with pyrotechnic vocals and her usual keyboard domination.