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Under the lonesome cry of the midnight train, stars twinkling over hillbilly lights in the mountain fog, Nellie McKay returns with her first album of original material in 13 years. Recorded in Charleston, West Virginia with The Carpenter Ants cause the night is young re not.I admire any artist with the strength of vision to chart her own creative path, and its hard to imagine a better example than singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Nellie McKayher performances are thought-provoking, emotionally affecting, and fun.. her sweet voice and innocent demeanor mask a singular ability to wield the catchiest popular music idioms of the last century in the service of a fiercely independent intellect. Renee Fleming