This is the first day of 2014, and what better way to chime in the New Year than with a new musical discovery? Spring Lake, NJ resident and schoolteacher Karen Phillips fits that bill in a very pleasant way.
Coming Home is a 10-song endeavor of rather large proportions. Phillips’ core group consists of over 16 distinct musicians ranging from backing vocalists and horns to violas, banjos and even cajons. This is texture extraordinaire and Phillips’ producer Steve Jankowski has left no stone unturned in his search for a luxurious, dynamic backdrop to showcase Phillips’ storytelling prose and vocal…