This accomplished, out folk singer explores the topic of her family’s struggles with mental illness in-depth here with powerhouse producer Steve Earle. The sad, lyrically intelligent “Hole in Your Halo” and “Hands and Knees” are most effective; sadder still, her 2011 tour brings her no closer than Austin (her home in the ’90s). Ammal Records (ammalrecords.com). —Review: Nancy Ford
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