Cover art: Dale Newsted Cover and album graphic design: Anjl Rodee Breaking through about seven years ago via her partnership with Willy Porter, Nickerson teams up with Porter again as her co-producer on a dynamic debut solo album. Opening track "Emily" recalls Sheryl Crow and Tori Amos, with gorgeous lyrics honoring a late friend who resembled "Technicolor in a sky of gray." The title track is a total change-up, a smiling, swinging traditional country tune that honors her small hometown in Iowa, while "Spiritual Playboy" is another major shift, a lush and sly kiss-off to a deceptive lover. The album was recorded and mixed at The Exchange Recording Complex in Milwaukee and mastered at Mystery Room Mastering in Madison, Wisconsin.