Carroll Matthews - Enchanted Cottage (2013)

Carroll spent the fall of 2013 recording her latest album, Rush, with producers Jeff Franzel, Ben Lindell and Doug Larsen. Her latest endeavor contains nine brand new, original songs as well as a modern cover of American soul and R&B legend Bill Withers' "Lovely Day". Carroll's foray into more upbeat, rhythm music is, what she feels, a "coming into my own as the music is more of who I am." Release date is slated for March 2014.

On her previous album, Enchanted Cottage, Carroll Matthews sings sophisticated renditions of pop classics, from Fleetwood Mac's "Songbird" and Joni Mitchell's "River" to the Mamas and the Papas' "California Dreamin'" and the Turtles' "Happy Together." Producer Jay Newland (best known for producing and mixing Norah Jones' "Don't Know Why") and a small ensemble led by guitarist Adam Levy lend subtle support to Matthews' warm vocals. It's the fulfillment of a dream that Matthews has held since childhood: to make an album that can move people.