Born out of the ashes of the now retired band The Clock Work Army, Calico Horse is a new line-up, but has lost none of its song writing prowess due to the fact that it is still fronted by Clock Work’s singer and co-songwriter Emily Neveu alongside original bassist Dave Pettijohn. Not long after the buzz build-up surrounding Clock Work and their eventual “break-up”, Emily and Petti enlisted the help of producer extraordinaire, Pall Jenkins, best known for leading The Black Heart Procession and Three Mile Pilot and his contributions to The Album Leaf. Together, the two of them crafted an album that is equal parts haunting as it is amazing. Jenkins helped Emily to step outside herself and view things from his somewhat beautifully warped approach to song writing. Because of conflicting schedules and other priorities, the project became a feat in discipline, taking nearly a year to come to fruition. What could have easily ended up a disaster to a less dedicated musician and producer, they instead embraced this small hitch and every session was a whole new playground of ideas. Pressure was definitely not an issue. The extra time was truly a blessing. The result of those sessions is Calico Horse’s debut release Mirror.