Tift Merritt

Tift Merritt is a singer/songwriter on the Lost Highway record company. Her first album Bramble Rose is the best audiophile record I now have. Better than any Reference Recording or Mobile Fidelity. This recording was mastered by the master himself Doug Sax in his LA studio. First she is hard to define, sort of early Linda Ronstadt, but more alt.country style. The songs are vibrant, a couple of rousing rockers to boot (the Neighborhood in particular). Her voice is not as strong as some others, but her sincerity is up there, along with some fine inflections of her voice. The recording as I said is the finest recording as far as showing off your stereo rig. I actually had a couple startling instances where the sound came from the sides of the room, very eerie. Overall it is the best audiophile recording I now own. However it is not even close to being in my top 200 recordings of favorite music...but if you want to show off your stereo...