Last night at the Third Man Records studio in Nashville, Tennessee, an event happened. Karen Elson, known to most simply as Jack White's model wife performed a show featuring music from her debut album, The Ghost Who Walks, surrounded by about 100 fans. (Two of which were Nicole Kidman and her husband Keith Urban, just for a little name-dropping)
Now I understand why many people would be skeptical about the idea of White's better have becoming a performer in her own right. That being said, you need only to look at the strong female musicians he surrounds himself with (Meg White, Allison Mosshart) to be reassured that if Elson didn't have what it takes, Jack wouldn't be promoting her career. Not to mention releasing her album on his label.
Her singing is very Emmylou Harris-esque, in that its strength comes in its subtlety. If these live videos are an indication, I think Elson has got quite a nice little future ahead of herself in the music industry. You can follow my lead and order her album at www.thirdmanrecords.com (Also, a little bird told me that you will be able to watch last night's performance from Elson on the site tomorrow (May 26th, at 12pm CST)
Here's a look at what you can expect from her debut LP:
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