Amanda Shires - To The Sunset - BTRC ROTM

*B.T.R.C. 2018 Must Hear Vinyl B.T.R.C. September Singer Songwriter Record Of The Month 2018 B.T.R.C. Best Vinyl of 2018 Other 2018 End of Year Lists: #4 / American Songwriter #41 / Rolling Stone #42 / BrooklynVegan #44 / The Skinny No Ranks/ The Atlantic #3 / Popmatters (Americana) #7 / Rolling Stone (Country & Americana) Americana Honors & Awards - Nominated for Album of the Year (2019) RELEASE DATE: 8/3/2018 "It's all rock & roll - no golf!" is how acclaimed singer/songwriter/violinist Amanda Shires describes her electrifying fifth album, To The Sunset. She's borrowed a lyric from the effervescent track "Break Out the Champagne," one of ten deftly crafted songs that comprise her powerful new recording. The Texas-born road warrior, new mom, and recently minted MFA in creative writing has mined a range of musical influences to reveal an Amanda Shires many didn't know existed. "Isn't it refreshing?" Shires asks. Indeed. Distorted electric guitars, effe