A native from South Carolina, singer/songwriter Jennie Arnau captures your attention with her gusty, fragile voice and bluesy, bold and bittersweet music that is quite distinctive. With the production savvy of Grammy-winner Trina Shoemaker (Sheryl Crow, Queens of the Stone Age, Emmylou Harris) and Arnau’s good songwriting, Mt. Pleasant, is finely crafted and a richly textured blend of country, pop and rock.

While Jennie shows she doesn’t take herself too seriously, her lyrics give listeners an honest look at her life, both the ups and downs. One of the most extraordinary tracks on the album, “You’re Not Alone, “ inspired by a friend battling with cancer is anything but melancholic. Arnau’s third album has mastered versatility with her brusque wail of “Who Will Come With Me,” to jagged “Hang The Moon,” to the coyly ambiguous tale of “Margaret.”