Jada Star's music explores a fusion of the traditional, high lonesome sounds of the East Tennessee Mountains with modern pop music and an emotional confidence and honesty that has drawn comparisons to Nanci Griffith and Carly Simon. That merger of varied musical traditions and deeply personal songwriting takes the spotlight on her debut album, Tell Me I’m Your Angel. “I write what I’m feeling,” she says. “All my songs are very personal to me. They’re very true — either about me or a situation that I’ve watched a person I care about go through.”