Lisa Morales w/ TBA

On her upcoming five-song EP Rain in the Desert, Lisa Morales once again affirms her stature as a world-class singer-songwriter, with a distinctive perspective and a remarkable capacity for looking both inward and outward. The Texas-based artist draws deeply resonant insights from her own experiences navigating the storms of life and making sense of the complex landscape of relationships.

Rain in the Desert maintains the high standard of emotional forthrightness that Morales established in her prior solo efforts Beautiful Mistake and Luna Negra and the Daughter of the Sun. Prior to going solo, she recorded four acclaimed albums with Sisters Morales, the beloved sibling duo in which she partnered with her sister Roberta, who passed away from cancer in August 2021.

Such new Morales compositions as “Freedom,” “Reach Out,” “Desperately,” “Rain in the Desert” and “Flyin’ and Cryin’,” consistently cut to the heart of her experiences as a woman, mother, and daughter.

Rain in the Desert was produced by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist David Garza and features bassist Tim Lefebvre, keyboardist Rachel Eckroth and drummer Beth Goodfellow. The EP also features key contributions from Rodney Crowell, who co-wrote and sings co-lead vocal on the heart-tugging “Flyin’ and Cryin,” which also features Los Lobos’ David Hidalgo on accordion; and Santana co-founder Gregg Rolie, who plays organ and provides backing vocals on the rousing, and the timely topical “Freedom.”