Biography

On The Red Album, Red Molly delivers their edgiest CD to date, with a wildly cool collection of songs. The “good girls” of Americana/Folk take a distinctive shift and show true grit on their latest independent release. Track to track, they weave effortlessly between acoustic instrumentation and a more modern sound. The trio, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2014, is comprised of Laurie MacAllister (bass), Abbie Gardner (dobro), and Molly Venter (guitar). They are road warriors who regularly perform about 100 concerts each year. The new CD marks their first Nashville-produced album with Ken Coomer (original drummer for Wilco and Uncle Tupelo). The overall result is a grittier sonic landscape, juxtaposed with Red Molly's signature pristine three-part harmonies. Coomer pushed for more original material than previous records - eight original songs made the cut - four written by Venter and four by Gardner. The band also continues their long tradition of honoring other songwriters, with MacAllister on lead vocal for four covers, including Simon and Garfunkel’s "Homeward Bound". Plus, to the certain delight of thousands of "RedHeads", Red Molly has finally recorded Richard Thompson's iconic "1952 Vincent Black Lightning", their namesake song!