Rachel Brooke grew up with bluegrass and country standards and in high school played them in her father's band. Her album A Killer's Dream (from late last year) puts that experience and her voice in a blues context.
All three of those genres share simplicity. Yet Brooke's dream is to record her equivalent of the Beach Boys' famously dense and unconventional Pet Sounds.
She'll be performing with her band on May 23 at RIBCO, and you'll hear a little bit of both aspects in her live show.
