Lighthouse

Susan first entered the pop-culture spotlight at the age of eight, as the youngest member of the 60s musical family The Cowsills. In adulthood, as a member of the alt-pop supergroup the Continental Drifters, she reemerged as a vocalist and songwriter of remarkable depth and insight. Cowsill's new songs reflect the hard-won lessons of her recent experiences, reflected in the grit of such emotionally vivid originals as Avenue of the Indians, which features guest vocals by admirer Jackson Browne. Lighthouse includes an impassioned reading of the late Barry Cowsill's River of Love, with soaring harmonies by Susan's brothers Bob, Paul and John Cowsill, as well as sister-in-law (and Bangles/Continental Drifters member) Vicki Peterson, and guitarist Waddy Wachtel, who began his career playing with The Cowsills in the 1960s. Another highlight is a stripped-down reworking of the Glen Campbell/Jimmy Webb classic Galveston, demonstrating Susan's status as a peerless interpretive singer.