"One of the year's finest albums. With a compelling voice at once uplifting and heartbreaking, delicate and wounded, and with melodies dextrous and irresistible, Kilgore has, in one bold move, established herself as an important presence in folk music. This is a gorgeously crafted work." ~Tom Buckley, Texas Music Magazine The palette of A Long and Precious Road, Shawnee's fourth studio album, is simple but lush – percussion and bass with accents of cello, violin, accordion, vibes, electric guitars and some of Austin's finest singing harmonies, all with Shawnee's skillful finger picking and break-your-heart-open lyrics kept front and center. She sings to you about all the things you know—love, life, laughter and loss—but does so with such fiercely personal and poetic truth that you can't help finding, and understanding, your own world through hers. The album was funded by a successful Kickstarter campaign that caught the attention of Hollywood director Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron), who loved her music and voice and backed the project.