Janis Ian
Save SomebodyBillie's Bones 2003 via Rude Girl Records
"The Grassy Knoll is made up of great grooves intertwined with creepy quiet parts that you can dance to."
LIVE IN STUDIO AT 4:20 PM TODAY. "Whether it's the deep demi-twang of lead figure David Lamb, the porch-stomp feeling of the rhythms or more besides, it's part of an alternately loose and self-contained genre as much as metal is, or country or hip-hop or whatever works as a description. But with that in mind, Salt for Salt has its own ace up its sleeve, first evident on "Chairkickers," thanks to Morganeve Swain's slow, mournful cello part that snakes throughout the song, not to mention the cheery waltz feeling set against the darker sentiments of the lyric -- if there's a parallel point to be made, it's that there's a sense of theatrical cabaret evident in Brown Bird's work as much as a perceived Appalachia." ALLMUSIC.COM