Hot Sauce in Kitsap County
Available on Bandcamp or Spotify
Musical Album (Self Released)
Seattle, Washington, September 2016
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“On Hot Sauce she rambles through barrelhouse, banjo tunes, old time music, honky tonk and country while reminiscing oddities like park & rides, a topsoil vendor, entire rural counties. Hearing the album well after it came out, I howled with enthusiasm, and wondered how I’d missed it before. It’s got lo-fi grit, and artistic attention to detail that solidified into a patina on it’s perfect form. This was art by someone smart enough to get out of their own way and let it happen.” -Sean Jewell, American Standard Time
“… a warped travelogue/time capsule of Curran's experiences, starting just across the Agate Pass Bridge from her Bainbridge Home ("RIP 305 Park and Ride") and ending in Seattle with a haunting brace of songs — one about life on Capitol Hill ("Capitol Hill Is Hell") and the other a spoken-word, personalized "History of Seattle," contrasting neighborhoods of two decades ago to a present of "skyscrapers and highrises you don't even remember."“ -Michael Moore, Kitsap Sun
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Melanie Curran: Words, Vocals, Banjo, Guitar & Piano
Dave Bolt: Fiddle, Mandolin, Stand-up Bass, Snare & Electric Guitar
Jon Pontrello: Pump Organ, Snare & Lead Guitar
Heather Littlefield, Backing Vocals, Lyrics on #6, Guitar & Drum
Juliette Wallace: Album Photography
Melanie Curran: Album Art
Recorded in tape, recording studio and microphone attached to computer in Kitsap, King and Jefferson Counties respectively.
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