Sweet Little 'Echoes'

I think it's part of my civic duty to help let the world (or at least the world wide web) know about DC's next indie folk sweetheart, Lightfoot. Lightfoot is the solo project of former (and possibly current?) member DC folk rock band Vox Pop, and the only thing more adorable than her nom de plume "Jess Because" is the demo for her song "Echo." "Echo" keeps a few folk touches from her Vox Pop days, but it's far more delicate than their usual twang. Although her MySpace is peppered with morose mentions of how she is at war with herself and music is cheaper than therapy, the song is anything but a downer.

Lightfoot has a couple of shows in Virginia this weekend, leading up to her "big public debut" at Rock N Roll Hotel on November 27th. In a show that should attract many Vox Pop fans, Lightfoot will be opening for rockers Loose Lips and folk band Typefighter at that show. Then, moving to the other end of the musical spectrum while staying in the DC area, she'll opening for ethereal electropop princess Lights at DC9 on December 12th.

She might only have 14 friends on MySpace and two fans on Facebook, I'd watch out for this lightly-treading folk sweetheart. She just might sneak up on you.