When reviewing the third EP from Sara Trunzo, Cabin Fever Dream, this listener was immediately struck by what seemed like the magical, vocal embrace of a mature Edie Brickell. Make no mistake, however, Trunzo’s Americana musical sound and songwriting style are all her own.

Sara has a comparatively uncommon background for Americana: working-class Catholic school in New Jersey, followed by college, and eventually landing in rural Maine where she worked with food banks and food security programs across the state. The end of a relationship ultimately led her to songwriting, to Nashville for a time, and back to Maine. The rural Maine backroads, lifestyle, and unique perspectives that Trunzo had grown to love are now the underpinning inspirations, and sometimes, featured heavily, in the songs of Cabin Fever Dreams.