No doubt you’re all way ahead of me, but I only just discovered Jonatha Brooke last Friday night (courtesy of Kristin Chenoweth, who sang one of Brooke’s songs at her Carnegie Hall concert). I’m still well and truly blown away.
Brooke is kind enough (and smart enough) to allow visitors to her Web site to listen to her albums in streaming audio, so if you’re curious, go here and give Live a spin. I’m sure she’s not for everyone–otherwise she’d be rich and famous–but she’s definitely for me. Don’t bother if you don’t care for female singer-songwriters of the Joni Mitchell/Aimee Mann/Allison Moorer/Ani DiFranco variety, but if you do, check her out.