Cortney Tidwell's debut full length 'Don't Let Stars Keep US Tangled Up' came out of nowhere with it's ravishing guitar pyrotechnics, brittle electronic excursions, intimate torch songs, and since the album's release in 2006 it has become something ofa word of mouth phenomenon (helped no doubt by Ewan Pearson's stunning remix of the title track voted #34 in Pitchfork'sTracks of 2007) that continues to win fans amongst the dance community. Furthering her debut album's success, are herrecent shows with Silver Jews, Andrew Bird, Martha Wainwright and Grizzly Bear, and collaboration with Fink for hisSideshow project.'Boys' is Tidwell's long awaited second album, and after two years in the studio the woman described as "Nashville's ownLittle Sparrow" (an undisguised reference to Edith Piaf) has eclipsed her opening set with nonchalant bravado. 'Boys' is theproduct of this history: it owes as much to Depeche Mode and Joy Division as it does to Loretta Lynn and Johnny Cash.