Whether she's belting out a deep, blues-rocker, a blistering soul-shouter, a gospel-fueled rave-up or a country-tinged ballad, Shemekia Copeland sounds like no one else. Her wide-open vision of contemporary blues, roots and soul music showcases the evolution of a passionate artist with a modern musical and lyrical approach. Copeland's new CD, Outskirts Of Love finds her at her most charismatic, performing roots rock, Americana, and blues with power and authority, nuance and shading. Produced by The Wood Brothers' Oliver Wood, Outskirts Of Love is a musical tour-de-force. Friends including Billy Gibbons, Robert Randolph, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Will Kimbrough and Pete Finney all add their talent with unbridled enthusiasm. The result is Copeland's most decidedly contemporary and musically adventurous album of her still evolving career.