Black Irish

Shannon McNallys blues-Americana return, Black Irish will make you dance, break your heart, and save your soul and is now available on red vinyl. The album was recorded in Nashville, but its distinctive sense of place lies 210 miles west, where Memphis meets Mississippi. The primary colors of American music are black and white, and Black Irish displays that hybrid in many shades, mixing country, blues, soul, rock, folk balladry and classic pop.

It is McNallys most personal project yet, which is saying a lot, given the Americana singer-songwriters deep catalogue. But it speaks to the power of connection, and the power of music to create it and to reflect it. The kick off track You Made Me Feel For You, was written by her producer, Americana icon, Rodney Crowell, and serves as a metaphor for their collaborationhow his particular understanding of her unique gifts pulled out the career-defining album many have been waiting for since she came on the scene.