Emily Masson grew up in Indiana and ended up in Telluride, Colorado for over twenty five years. She started writing lyrics and then music as she raised her kids and worked with her husband building their local businesses. After a happenstance meeting with Rob and Michele Jones of jones for sound in Montrose, Colorado, she started recording music she had been playing by herself. The result was a collaboration with regional, western slope muscians including Rob Jones on guitars, Levi Brown on bass, and Mike Beck on drums, with the addition of Tia Brown on backup vocals and Michele Jones on Percussion for multiple tracks, plus AJ Fullerton on one track on the second album. This Jones for Sound house band was involved in both records. Twenty First Century Mood has 7 tracks and is the first recording released in June 2021. Lost at Home is the second release coming this January, 2023 with 11 tracks. stay tuned!
This work is about independent thought. It is a study of contrasts; defiant, yet vulnerable. Domesticity collides with romance. The songs in twenty-first century mood protest groupthink and commercial pressures. Inspired by artists like Patti Smith, Lou Reed, Michelle Shocked, REM, and Bob Mould.
Juke Joint Highball- "Goin' Down South"
Grant Sabin, AJ Fullerton, Kevin Ott