Sallie Ford, that whirling dervish of pure, powerful, snarling energy returns with Soul Sick, her second album for Vanguard Records and one that finds her further mining (and updating) tasty vintage influences to stand alongside her uncompromising and confessional lyricism. Doo-wop harmonies, slippery British invasion keyboards, and crunchy, fuzzed-out guitars back Ford's distinctive howl and surround her at-once intimate and confrontational musings on love, depression, and fear throughout Soul Sick's 11 scorching tracks. Recorded in her hometown of Portland, OR with producer Mike Coykendall (M. Ward, She & Him, Bright Eyes) and engineer and mixer Adam Selzer (the Decemberists, Langhorne Slim, Blind Pilot) Soul Sick also features performances by Tom Waits' iconic longtime main horn player Ralph Carney.