This provocative, cutting-edge album features stunning, utterly surprising interpretations of his songs by gifted contemporary female artists, including Fiona Apple, Sam Phillips, Madeleine Peyroux, Missy Higgins, Jill Sobule, Nikka Costa, Sara Watkins, and Patty Griffin.
Phillips has struck out on her own with a work that's among her most challenging to date, and it reveals that she's held on to the gifts that have made her one of the most rewarding artists of her generation while adding fresh accents as she follows her muse with commendable courage and clarity.