Firecracker - The Wailin' Jennys

The don't wail and their names are Ruth, Nicky and Annabelle. Not a Jenny among them. The don't wail and their names are Ruth, Nicky and Annabelle. Not a Jenny among them. But otherwise the Jennys are aptly named. Obviously, they're Canadian. And they strum banjos and mandolins and squeeze accordions, while harmonising on songs of romantic travail in the face of all-encompassing nature. They're less self-consciously kooky than the Be Good Tanyas, less literary, and much less odd-socks-and-cardigany. But if you ever connected with the Tanyas's musical parts, then you'll connect with the Jennys', which are more refined. Quiet, warm, subtle, mellifluous, and not unaware of Alison Krauss. Almost too good to be true, then.