Colorado songwriter Emily Scott Robinson beckons to those who are lost, lonely, or learning the hard way with American Siren, her first album for Oh Boy Records. With hints of bluegrass, country, and folk, the eloquent collection shares her gift for storytelling through her pristine soprano and the perspective of her unconventional path into music.

I think that the thread running through the album is those things that call to us, and how we can’t resist that call, she says. Its about the siren songs that come up through our lives.

Though not fully autobiographical, American Siren gracefully blends imagined characters with meaningful people shes encountered on her journey. Showcasing her ability as a storyteller, If Trouble Comes a Lookin invents a scene where a vulnerable priest and an unhappy wife meet in an Arkansas hotel bar. Hometown Hero is an emotional tribute to her cousin, a veteran lost to sui