The Sacred and Profane by Soul Miner's Sister

I've spent a lot of time driving to and from the Eastern Sierra in Ben's car lately, which has entailed listening to his music over and over. The other night the album 'The sacred and profane' by Soul Miner's Sister came on for the first time, and, frankly, it stopped whatever conversation we had going. This album qualifies for inclusion under Pradyut's super-impressed category. SMS is a now defunct band from Atlanta, Georgia, headlined by Jennifer Nettles, who subsequently sold out and started making country music. Gotta pay the bills I guess. Apparently Ben saw them play live a couple times and scored the album way back. Nettles' voice has the same wrenching soulful quality as Lila Downs' voice, and she writes all her own music. SMS put out two albums, neither under a major label, and neither obtainable for a reasonable amount of money online in CD or digital form. This is a huge pity! Of course I copied this one from Ben...