Dana Falconberry's voice is a study in paradox: delicately soft yet powerfully dynamic, warmly inviting yet brazenly defiant, emotive yet wise beyond her 27 years. She moved to Austin in 2005 after studying dance at Hendrix College in Conway, Ark., and the Michigan native graced Peter & the Wolf's Lightness with an ethereal beauty that buffered Red Hunter's deep croon. Last year's debut EP, Paper Sailboat, established Falconberry as one of Austin's most promising singer-songwriters in her own right, encompassing a plaintive yearning borne within the title track and "My Sweetheart, My Dear," while "Leave in the Middle of the Night" surged with a bluesy restlessness, and the astounding "Sadie" anchored the EP with a ballad of loss. Oh Skies of Grey, Falconberry's full-length debut scheduled for release next year, expands her range even further with a full band and Gina Dvorak and Erica Maassen's enveloping harmonies. – Doug Freeman
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