The long-awaited follow-up to the mesmerizing Little Lights, Underneath the Stars brings the rhythmic urgency of Hourglass together with the more mature, developed instrumental and vocal techniques of Rusby’s later work. The result is her most fully-realized album yet, bristling with energy, yet luscious and delicate at the same time. John McCusker returns as producer, offering his distinctly pulsating arrangements and multi-instrumental skill. Rusby and McCusker are joined by a remarkable cast of special guests, including Ian Carr, Andy Cutting, Ewen Vernal, Paul Burch, Simon Fowler (Ocean Colour Scene), Michael McGoldrick, James Mackintosh (Shooglenifty), and Eddi Reader.
