Bosque Brown MP3 off Newly Announced Album Release

Mara Miller, the lead singer’s voice is like a flashback to the past. Their music mainly on her unique and stunning voice to carry you through their songs. Bosque Brown have been quietly working on their sophomore full-length album “Baby” for the past 15 months with producer Chris Flemmons (Baptist Generals) in Denton, TX. “Baby” features a fuller sound and more expansive instrumentation than previous releases. Unlike their last album, Plays Mara Lee Miller, which was recorded in a few short days on relatively few takes, this time they decided to record near their homes in Texas and take their time to finish their full-length album they way they wanted to.

Check out their MP3 for “Went Walking”

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In her often personal lyrics, Miller reflects back on her small-town Texas upbringing as an adult coming to terms with that rich history after moving away. On “O River”, references to old time hymn lyrics mix with the imagery of a dark and cold flowing river, perhaps a subtle reference to Texas’ Bosque River, the band’s namesake. “White Dove” and “Soft Love” bookend Baby, opening the record with a sense of dark desperation and finding a hopefulness in her love, moving past the ambivalence of the three part “On and Off” which punctuates the flow of the album with a tossing and turning of ideas.

The artwork for Baby was done by Mara’s longtime friends Sean Horton and Melissa Mudry who she knew from small-town life. They introduced her to the short-lived Lift to Experience which had a large cult following in Texas and helped open Mara up to Texas musicians like Townes van Zandt and the outlaw country of The Flatlanders and Hank Williams. The photos are from Melissa’s grandmother who had a ranch in Texas and portray the themes of Baby in Sean and Melissa’s eyes.

Bosque Brown
Baby
(Burnt Toast Vinyl)
Street date: March 03, 2009

1.White Dove
2.Went Walking
3.So Loud
4.On and Off
5.Texas Sun
6.Whiskey Flats
7.On and Off
8.Train Song
9.This Town
10.On and Off
11.Oh River
12.Phone Call
13.Soft Love