Cindy Lee Berryhill

One of the key early figures in the '80s anti-folk movement, singer and songwriter Cindy Lee Berryhill's music combines a deeply personal point of view and an edgy wit leavened with compassion for the world around her. Berryhill's songs are often well-detailed, pocket-size character sketches and bemused observations (sometimes topical) on the world around her, and the socio-political side of her work fared best on her debut, 1987's Who's Gonna Save the World? With 1994's Garage Orchestra, Berryhill experimented with more elaborate and dynamic arrangements while her songs dealt...