In House #1698: Jennifer O'Connor's Over the Mountain, Across the Valley, & Back to the Stars

Over the Mountain, Across the River, & Back to the Stars is not just the third release from Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Jennifer O'Connor, it's also her debut for Matador-- no small detail given that the label's roster includes the likes of Cat Power, Belle & Sebastian, and Yo La Tengo. From the sounds of things, O'Connor feels right at home as she has expanded on the promise of her first two solo releases with a personal and passionate collection of songs, many of which are informed by the death of her sister from brain cancer last October. Where sadness might be expected, we instead find a realistic take on love and life in songs like "Sister," "Dirty City Blues," and "I'll Bring You Home." Call it an unsenimental take on senimentality. O'Connor begins a busy touring schedule later this week with Mason Jennings, before going on to open shows for both Portastatic and the Mountain Goats later in the year.

Jennifer O'Connor

In House #1698.
Airdate: 9/5/06
Focus: New release from Jennifer O'Connor, Over the Mountain, Across the Valley, & Back to the Stars, plus The Like Young in Salt Lake City tonight, and new music from My Brightest Diamond, Yo La Tengo, Pinback and more.

BONUS MP3s-
From Jennifer O'Connor's Over the Mountain, Across the Valley, & Back to the Stars:
"Exeter, Rhode Island" (MP3) and "Today" (MP3)

For more from Jennifer O'Connor, check out her recent Daytrotter session.

BONUS MP3 from today's show:
The Brobecks, from Goodnight & Have a Pleasant Tomorrow:
"Goodnight Socialite" (MP3)



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