ROMI MAYES SWEET SOMETHIN' STEADY (INDIE)

Look out Kathleen Edwards. There's a hot, new, alt-country chick on
the block and she has the goods.

Winnipeg's Romi Mayes' first full-length album is produced by
legendary alt-country artist Gurf Morlix (Lucinda Williams, Mary
Gauthier, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Slaid Cleaves). It features 11
brooding, non-nonsense, romantic dirges written or co-written by
Mayes. Such titles as Desperately, The Other Dame and Smoke More
Than I Drink convey a sense of the album's songs. With a voice that
can cut wrists, Mayes is joined by Chris Carmichael, Scott Nolan and
Dan Walsh, in addition to Morlix. Mayes is attracting a strong local
following. She was a hit at Hillside a couple of years ago and she
raised eyebrows at The Boathouse more recently. Expect Sweet
Somethin' Steady to make annual roots music award lists.