North Carolina-based alt-Americana outfit Mount Moriah blends the neo-traditional, indie folk of the Low Anthem with the fire and brimstone of Sixteen Horsepower. Formed in the late 2000s by Heather McEntire and Jenks Miller, both of whom had spent considerable time at the opposite end of the folk spectrum as members of Bellafea (post-punk) and Horseback (psych-metal), respectively, the project grew out the pair’s long friendship and shared love of American folk music. McEntire and Miller released The Letting Go in 2010, followed by an eponymous full-length in 2011. ~ James Christopher Monger