Artist: Tift Merritt

As 2011 has come to an end, we are taking a look back at some of our favorite posts of the year by our guest editors. Tift Merritt is about as approachable as they come. An email inquiry to her press rep prompts an almost immediate response from the artist herself. "I'm happy to catch [...]

As 2011 has come to an end, we are taking a look back at some of our favorite posts of the year by our guest editors. Tift Merritt is about as approachable as they come. An email inquiry to her press rep prompts an almost immediate response from the artist herself. "I'm happy to catch [...]

As 2011 comes to an end, we are taking a look back at some of our favorite posts of the year by our guest editors. Tift Merritt is about as approachable as they come. An email inquiry to her press rep prompts an almost immediate response from the artist herself. "I'm happy to catch you [...]

The trouble with acoustic covers of popular songs is that some earnest singer armed with a guitar will slow down Jingle Bells and whisper the lyrics as if they have a deep meaning. I have no principles that compel me to disallow the notion of whispering songstresses, but on this Christmas mix I've tried to keep them to a respectful minimum. Still, we have the doses of yuletide angst which the acoustic genre prescribes to go with the upbeat welcome of the merry season. Don't be alarmed by the inclusion of three tracks called Christmas Song: they are [...]

Tift Merritt - Traveling Alone (Demo)

Singer/songwriter extraordinaire Tift Merritt has straddled alt-country and folk-pop over the course of four excellent studio albums including her most recent 2010 release See You On the Moon , produced by Tucker Martine (The Decemberists, Laura Veirs). As she prepares to enter the studio next month to work on her next, Merritt has been trying out some new songs live including the wonderful "Traveling Alone". Even in acoustic demo form we know that this one's a keeper. [...]

• Tift Merritt - Traveling Alone

Thanks to Tift Merritt for guest editing our website all week. Be sure to check out her latest release, See You On The Moon. Here's a live version of the album's "Mixtape."

Tift Merritt is about as approachable as they come. An email inquiry to her press rep prompts an almost immediate response from the artist herself. "I'm happy to catch you up on what we've been up to lately and the like ... just let me know if phone or email is better for you." Merritt's [...]

Tift Merritt is about as approachable as they come. An email inquiry to her press rep prompts an almost immediate response from the artist herself. "I'm happy to catch you up on what we've been up to lately and the like ... just let me know if phone or email is better for you." Merritt's [...]

Tift Merritt is about as approachable as they come. An email inquiry to her press rep prompts an almost immediate response from the artist herself. "I'm happy to catch you up on what we've been up to lately and the like ... just let me know if phone or email is better for you." Merritt's [...]

Tift Merritt is about as approachable as they come. An email inquiry to her press rep prompts an almost immediate response from the artist herself. "I'm happy to catch you up on what we've been up to lately and the like ... just let me know if phone or email is better for you." Merritt's [...]

Tift Merritt is about as approachable as they come. An email inquiry to her press rep prompts an almost immediate response from the artist herself. "I'm happy to catch you up on what we've been up to lately and the like ... just let me know if phone or email is better for you." Merritt's [...]

Tift Merritt is about as approachable as they come. An email inquiry to her press rep prompts an almost immediate response from the artist herself. "I'm happy to catch you up on what we've been up to lately and the like ... just let me know if phone or email is better for you." Merritt's [...]

Tift Merritt is about as approachable as they come. An email inquiry to her press rep prompts an almost immediate response from the artist herself. "I'm happy to catch you up on what we've been up to lately and the like ... just let me know if phone or email is better for you." Merritt's [...]

Tift Merritt is about as approachable as they come. An email inquiry to her press rep prompts an almost immediate response from the artist herself. "I'm happy to catch you up on what we've been up to lately and the like ... just let me know if phone or email is better for you." Merritt's [...]

Tift Merritt is about as approachable as they come. An email inquiry to her press rep prompts an almost immediate response from the artist herself. "I'm happy to catch you up on what we've been up to lately and the like ... just let me know if phone or email is better for you." Merritt's [...]

Tift Merritt is about as approachable as they come. An email inquiry to her press rep prompts an almost immediate response from the artist herself. "I'm happy to catch you up on what we've been up to lately and the like ... just let me know if phone or email is better for you." Merritt's [...]

Tift Merritt is about as approachable as they come. An email inquiry to her press rep prompts an almost immediate response from the artist herself. "I'm happy to catch you up on what we've been up to lately and the like ... just let me know if phone or email is better for you." Merritt's [...]

Tift Merritt is about as approachable as they come. An email inquiry to her press rep prompts an almost immediate response from the artist herself. "I'm happy to catch you up on what we've been up to lately and the like ... just let me know if phone or email is better for you." Merritt's [...]

Tift Merritt is about as approachable as they come. An email inquiry to her press rep prompts an almost immediate response from the artist herself. "I'm happy to catch you up on what we've been up to lately and the like ... just let me know if phone or email is better for you." Merritt's [...]