As a songwriter, Brandy Clark has racked up several significant hits (Miranda Lambert's "Mama's Broken Heart," the Band Perry's number one hit "Better Dig Two," Kacey Musgraves' "Follow Your Arrow"). Taken together with her recording work, Clark emerges as a formidable contemporary country talent, one rooted in classic country but with a keen eye for the present, telling modern stories that are placed within a timeless tradition. Her 2013 solo debut 12 Stories was acclaimed as one of the best country records of the year, and she graduated to the major-label Warner Bros. for 2016's Big Day in a Small Town. Now on a major, Clark embraced the opportunity for musical adventure: for 2020's Your Life Is a Record, she recorded with the Memphis Strings and Horns, then worked with producer Brandi Carlile for a forthright eponymous album in 2023.