Caitlin Cary While You Weren't Looking (20th Anniversary Edition) 2LP

In celebration of the album's 20th anniversary, Yep Roc Records is pleased to announce the limited edition vinyl debut of Caitlin Cary's first full-length solo album, While You Weren't Looking. The remastered, expanded edition was pressed at Asheville, NC-based Citizen Vinyl.

"I am deeply honored by this reissue of my first solo record," says Cary. "The making of it is as memorable as many of the other Firsts in my life. Like all of those, it seems it could have happened a moment ago, just as it also feels like many lifetimes have elapsed since. I hope its sound and its feeling will evoke exactly that sort of time confusion for anyone listening."

Hailed as a "fine solo debut" by Austin Chronicle and "a timeless collection" by Exclaim!, While You Weren't Looking "lets her sweet and expressive voice and her fiddle accents become the center of attention" (AV Club). Showcasing her depth as a songwriter, Cary co-wrote all the songs; the album boasts a nostalgic, intimate acoustic feel accompanied by her masterful musicianship.

Originally released in 2002, the album was produced by Chris Stamey and featured Whiskeytown bandmate Mike Daly (guitar), who co-wrote and played on most of the songs; Mike Santoro (bass); Skillet Gilmore (drums); ex-Jayhawk Jen Gunderman (keyboards); and Thad Cockerell, Tonya Lamm (Hazeldine), and Lynn Blakey on harmonies. The album also features fellow North Carolina artists, including the Backsliders' Chip Robinson, Superchunk's Jon Wurster, and percussion from Mitch Easter, among others.

With only 1,000 copies available worldwide, this limited edition LP includes the original tracks from While You Weren't Looking plus 3 bonus tracks - "Trickle of Whiskey", "The Fair (Band Version)", and "Keys to the Fair".

A Raleigh, NC-based artist, singer, songwriter, and violinist, Cary was a founding member of the alt-country band Whiskeytown. Over her solo career, she's released two solo full-length albums, two EPs, a duets album with Thad Cockrell, two albums with super girl group Tres Chicas, an EP with The Small Ponds, and released an album of original protest music with the NC Music Love Army.

stunning, heartbreaking vocals