Husk

Twenty-something Durrett, the niece of southern musical interpreter Vic Chesnutt, has lent her voice and musical talents to a number of her uncle's recordings over the last decade. This debut is a collection of songs she amassed over those early years. Recorded and performed with Chesnutt between 1996 and 1999, "Husk" is a ghostly album overflowing with swells of melodic murkiness. Durrett's meandering guitar waltzes past the dust-ball corners of Chesnutt's eerie production and vocal harmonies as the sounds of Wurlitzers, trombones, accordions, and broken down drums provide a darkened backdrop to the lighter, swirling vocal melodies of her soothing voice.