Amaya Laucirica - Early Summer

There's something of the woozy, late night country of bands like Mazzy Star and the Cowboy Junkies to Early Summer, including hints of the Velvet Underground at their gentlest, along with pronounced but integrated folk and psychedelic threads; there's a lot to like on it, but the clear highlight is the airily widescreen "This World Can Make You Happy", on which Laucirica sounds rather like Isabel Monteiro (frontwoman for the sadly missed Drugstore - wikipedia tells me they're still alive, but it's been a long time between drinks...but I digress). Also very sweet - "Most Times I Feel Alright", "When I Think Of All The Places", "Sun On My Face".