Elizabeth Butler was that kid...the one locked away in her Savannah, GA bedroom as a teenager poring over the liner notes of albums from Cat Stevens, Carole King, and Dan Fogelberg. She took in melody and song construction and lyrics while listening with the volume up way too loud. It is a fitting portrait of an artist that embraces every aspect of a music career with gusto, from writing, playing, recording, collaborating, and navigating the business. This holistic approach to her career shines brightly on Love and Loss And Stuff Like That, her first solo release. Butler grew steeped in a diversity of musical styles, from the Eddy Arnold records her Dad loved to Tchaikovsky and Bernstein. She started playing guitar at 11 and began playing in church at age 13, eventually landing a job as a church musician in her teens. She began making homemade demos and sending them to A&R companies while still in high school. Keeping up with music while earning her nursing degree, she mad