Neon Cowgirl - Tami Neilson

The Neon Cowgirl, towering over Broadway in Nashville like the patron saint of heartbreak, watched Tami Neilson grow up. Basking in her glow, Tami walked wide-eyed into the Ryman Auditorium as a 16-year-old - and she dreamt of taking her place on that stage ever since. 

After spending half a year on a coast-to-coast tour of North America with her young family in a 40-foot motorhome, Tami returned to New Zealand to record a collection of songs inspired by her pilgrimage. This lovelorn letter written on 4 wheels over blacktop became Neon Cowgirl. 

"I collected the seeds for these songs in each place along the way. When they blossomed, there were crossbreeds of Presley and Patsy, Orbison and kd lang- the blues of Memphis, the twang of Texas, the cinematic torch of Judy Garland on a Hollywood soundstage. But mostly, it became a love letter to my Neon Cowgirl. Or, more accurately, a lovelorn letter. Because she'll just keep on breaking a foolish heart if you let her."

1. Foolish Heart
2. Salvation Mountain
3. Neon Cowgirl Feat Neil Finn
4. Borrow My Boots (Feat. Ashley McBryde, Shelly Fairchild, Grace Bowers)
5. Love Someone
6. Keep on (Feat. the Secret Sisters)
7. You're Gonna Fall (Feat. JD McPherson)
8. Heartbreak City, USA
9. Loneliness of Love
10. U-Haul Blues
11. One Less Heart