The absolutely wonderful Mount Moriah has been haunting audiences for a while now but the excitement has been building since the Durham-based band led by Jenks Miller and Heather McEntire played a handful of shows last fall, knocking listeners flat back on their asses at the Troika festival.
The band’s first full length, released on Holidays For Quince (which is also run by Miller and McEntire) is out today. It’s an eight-track testament to alt-country, Americana/southern gothic wrapped around McEntire’s vocals, which project every bit of breathless late night longing Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” could have ever committed.
The band will play a FREE show Friday at the Cat’s Cradle. Label mate Filthybird and The Moaners will open the show. Get there early; it will be packed.
After Friday’s show, the band will play a handful of regional dates along with a will play a few solo dates. The band will head out on yet another jaunt with the Indigo Girls on a Midwest/West Coast tour this July.
TVD will post an interview with the band later this week.
