Available Now: Allison Pierce's 'Year Of The Rabbit'

"[Allison Pierce] polishes up a soft Americana sound that situates her comfortably alongside modern, folk-leaning country stalwarts like Kacey Musgraves and Ashley Monroe. (Which is to say: She's great.),” writes NPR Music, in a ‘Songs We Love’ piece on Allison’s song “Fool Him.” “Pierce's full-length solo debut, Year Of The Rabbit, was released in May, and it's a gem — a big, consistently ingratiating batch of brightly rendered, sweetly hooky songs about growing up, getting smart and refashioning yourself into the person you need to be.” 
 
“This album feels like the most important creative outpouring of my life so far,” says the Alabama-born Pierce, who teamed with producer Ethan Johns (Ryan Adams, Ray LaMontagne, Paul McCartney) to launch the second half of her career with Year of the Rabbit, following two decades with her sister in the acclaimed duo, The Pierces.  “It feels like the most genuine expression of who I am, musically and personally.” 

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​Recorded in analog straight to magnetic tape, the album was mostly performed by Allison and Ethan at Hollywood recording mecca Sunset Sound (much in the same spirit as Johns produced Ray LaMontagne’s debut LP, Trouble).  The only outside contributors were Gabe Witcher, who supplied fiddle on two tracks, and Greg Leisz, who played pedal steel on another. 
 
“Over the years, I’d write these songs knowing they weren’t Pierces songs, and I collected them in anticipation of the day when I could record them myself,” says Pierce.  “I’d envisioned the whole thing, so I was ready, and waiting patiently for the opportunity to make it.”
 
Allison Pierce Tour Dates  (* with Joseph Arthur) 
July 1  Ann Arbor, MI  The Ark *
July 11  Los Angeles, CA  Teragram Ballroom * 
July 12  San Francisco, CA  Brick and Mortar Music Hall *
July 14  Portland, OR  Doug Fir Lounge *
July 15  Seattle, WA  The Triple Door *
July 20 Belmar, NJ  WBJB Songwriters Series
Sept 12-15 Nashville, TN Americana Music Festival
  
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