Clark, meanwhile, straddles the country and Americana worlds, writing country radio hits for the likes of Miranda Lambert and the Band Perry, but still landing more in the singer-songwriter realm with her own albums. Carlile is known as one of the most prominent voices in the Americana genre, and has categorized herself as an "outsider artist" - at least when it comes to mainstream country. "I was like, 'Oh my God, believe it or not, that's what I was gonna say!' She goes, 'Well, we're the Brandys! Of course that's what you were gonna say!'" Clark remembers with a laugh.įor all their similarities, Clark and Carlile also had a lot to learn from each other. She said, 'Guys, that's beautiful, but I think it's an intro.' I'm gonna wait until they're done and then I'm gonna say that to her.', and I said, 'Hey Brandi,' and she said, 'Just a sec,' and hit the button. "I was sitting back as it was, thinking, 'This is beautiful, but this is an intro. "I didn't have to ask for much on this record," Clark details, pointing in particular to the studio session for a Carlile-Clark duet, "Dear Insecurity." Carlile had had the idea to record a string section for the end of the song, leading directly into the next track on the album. But as she and Carlile began work together, she found that the common biographical plot points the two shared - their first name, the fact that they're both women, the fact that they're both gay and the fact that they both hail from Washington State, to name a few - made for a "shorthand" between them that came in handy in the studio.
At the time, she'd just finished her work on Ashley McBryde's Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville album, a concept project produced by the Brothers Osborne's John Osborne. Clark was excited by the idea of working with a producer who was also a recording artist.
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