Album Notes

"...a collection of songs that are lyrically charged, gathering raw energy like a lightning rod in an electric storm."
~Tom Scanlon, The Seattle Times

"Willow is able to give voice to those vague, disturbing fears and longings that lurk at the edges of our awareness, that will not step forward entirely into the light and yet will not go away."
~Richard Middleton, Victory Review

"Her voice has both the strength of a raging tornado and the grace of a light breeze..."
~Rachel Heisler, Albuquerque Weekly Alibi

" Willow's CD, Sweet Dark Demon, features her whole band bringing wonderfully dark passionate music to the listener. Willow's band, Jeremy Sever (drums/percussion), Ken Stubblefield (bass guitar/violin), and Kevin Wood (guitars), creates a mesmerizing ambience in which Willow's deeply moving and sultry voice reigns! "
~ Michael Armenia, AEM Music

"Seattle singer-songwriter Willow's second release is eerie and ethereal, featuring her half whispered vocals and oblique lyrics, and rich, electro-acoustic arrangements."
~Richard Middleton, Victory Review


"The quietly powerful Sweet Dark Demon expands upon last year's self-titled solo acoustic debut with dreamy, jazzy arrangements swirling around the singer's haunting and silky voice, creating a kind of folk noir that's as eerie as it is soothing."
~Bill Frost, Salt Lake Weekly


In the last few days of September 2000, Willow took her band through the doors of Seattle's Studio Litho. For ten sweet days the music poured out of Willow and into the hands of producer Tucker Martine (Bill Frisell, Wayne Horvitz, Carrie Ackre, Aiko Shimada). Her band pulled all-nighters and early mornings and Tucker pulled everything out of Willow's thoughts, fingertips, voice and soul...by the end of autumn, Sweet Dark Demon was emerging.

Sweet Dark Demon, released April 2001, is a welcomed journey into a dark, melodic mood - sweet and pure while pained and broken.