Joan Shelley: When is she bad? Never, that’s when. The Kentucky folk artist has been making soft, bucolic, enormously comforting records for a decade and a half. She’s done a lot of work with a lot of different collaborators, but her fundamental approach never really changes, and neither does the level of quality. Last year, Shelley released her Mood Ring EP, and it was one of our favorites of the year. Next month, Shelley will release her new LP Real Warmth, and we have every reason to believe that this one will cast another spell.
