This recording features brand new material and new versions of songs from earlier albums, in stripped down arrangements with Ry-Dog Johnson's crystalline electric guitar and bewitching vocal performances by Erin Ivey and special guest BettySoo. It was made possible by Erin's fans, through a Kickstarter campaign that raised 154% of it's goal. "Seconds into hearing Erin Ivey sing, you'll understand why so many of her followers were willing to cough up some coin to help her latest record see the light of day." - MTV OurStage “Over the last year, Ivey’s built a substantial following around Austin playing intimate solo shows, and (Dreamy Weather) makes clear what all the fuss is about.” - Texas Music Magazine SOUNDS LIKE Eva Cassidy meets Mazzy Star PAIR WITH old vine red Zinfandel Erin's favorite tracks: 1. Alice "Written by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennen. This song is so beautiful. I listened to Tom Waits’ version on repeat driving to work in the cold dark of Peoria, Illinois years ago... It gave me hope. Still does." 4. Rest Your Head feat. Betty Soo "A new lullaby. BettySoo makes this recording stand out, I love how the voices sound together. Extra dreamy." 5. Canyon "I wrote this song for my boyfriend and he married me anyway." Full album review in Texas Music Magazine: Ivey's Broken Gold was one of the best releases from 2011, an uncommonly strong set of songs delivered with wit and style to burn that benefited from the in-sync support of the Finest Kind. Over the last year, Ivey's built a substatial following around Austin playing intimate solo shows, and her follow-up to Gold makes clear what all the fuss is about. Recorded at the Cactus Cafe in January 2012 with guitarist RyDog Johnson, "dreamy" is the right word to describe the music and the recording. The nine songs are ruminative and soulful, the sound ambient and shimmering, with all applause and audience noise removed. She begins with Tom Waits' "Alice," the first line providing the album's title and setting the mood, Ivey's crystalline soprano living in a different galaxy than Waits' death-rattle rasp. Opening with another writer's song is a humble gesture, but opening with a Tom Waits song is audacious. No fear: she follows with what is probably her best-known song, the wonderful "Amelia," and provides an even sultrier take on "chocolate" than she gives on Gold . Singer-songwriter BettySoo joins her on a lovely new lullaby, "Rest Your Head," but the gorgeous "Canyon" might be the set's highlight. Top to bottom, this is beautiful music, sung and played beautifully." -Madison Searle