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The Firewatcher's Daughter (2015)

Where the lyrics of The Firewatcher's Daughter take you, and where it was really made.

The lead single "The Eye" came out about three months before the album, and the album became Carlile's first Grammy nomination.

Key places

Recorded at Bear Creek Studios (2015)

Recording site Bear Creek Studio — The album's credits list Bear Creek Studios as the recording location. No recording date is given, so the point carries no date. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• The Firewatcher's Daughter is the fifth studio album by Brandi Carlile
• Released on 3 March 2015 on ATO Records
• Lead single "The Eye" released in December 2014
• Nominated for Best Americana Album at the 2016 Grammy Awards, her first Grammy nomination

Background

• The preceding album Bear Creek (2012) leaned toward country-folk
• The preview track "The Eye" had a video released before the album
• "The Eye" is a front-porch acoustic song
• NPR Music tied the song to the telepathic connection Carlile shares with her longtime bandmates
• Her first Grammy nomination came through this album, so the album is also a milestone in her career

Recording

• Recorded at Bear Creek Studios, the recording location listed in the credits
• Engineer Jerry Streeter, with Ryan Hadlock also credited as recording engineer
• Mixed by Jerry Streeter and Trina Shoemaker
• Mastered at Lurssen Mastering
• Additional recording credits for Phil Hanseroth and Josh Evans
• Mike McCready plays electric guitar on the album

Cover

• Art direction by Martin Kvamme, photography by David McClister
• Gatefold sleeve with a digital download coupon included

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Disc 1

Disc 2

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Born June 1, 1981, in Ravensdale, Washington; grew up in King County, near Seattle.
• Began singing country songs on stage at age eight; started writing songs at age 15.
• Began her career performing in Seattle music clubs with twin brothers Phil and Tim Hanseroth.
• Signed with Columbia Records in 2004; debut album Brandi Carlile released in 2005.

Members

• Core band includes the Hanseroth twins, Phil and Tim, who have performed with her since she was 17.
• Her wife Catherine Shepherd has served as executive director of the Looking Out Foundation.

Career

• Breakthrough with the T Bone Burnett-produced album The Story (2007); the title single was widely featured in commercials and TV.
• Albums include Give Up the Ghost (2009), Bear Creek (2012), The Firewatcher's Daughter (2015), By the Way, I Forgive You (2018), In These Silent Days (2021), and Returning to Myself (2025).
• Has won eleven Grammy Awards and two Emmy Awards, and received an Academy Award nomination.
• Co-founded the supergroup the Highwomen in 2019 with Amanda Shires, Maren Morris, and Natalie Hemby.
• Collaborated with Elton John on the 2025 album Who Believes in Angels?.
• Runs the Looking Out Foundation, which has donated almost $9 million to grassroots causes.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Boston Globe preview: a hope that the album brings emotional intelligence, thoughtful clarity, and a strong female voice
• NPR Music: "The Eye" is a quiet breath in the middle of the album's storm, rooted in classic country and California pop
• The Current: the reviewer had expected an adult-contemporary leaning but found it the most rocking album of Carlile's career to date
• USA Today: the album has a big heart and responds with love, not fear

Records

• Number 1 on Billboard's Top Rock Albums chart, her first number one there
• Second straight top-ten album for Carlile after Bear Creek reached number three
• Topped the US Folk and US Rock chart categories
• Nominated for the Best Americana Album Grammy at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards, her first Grammy nomination

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Carlile told NPR that the album was made without any demos
• She described rock and roll as recklessness or a risk rather than a genre
• The Discogs release notes say the edition includes a digital download coupon and a gatefold sleeve
• "The Eye" was a front-porch acoustic preview track with a video released before the album
• The Grammy nomination was her first at the Grammys

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

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