Martha Jane Cannary #1

This 2008 Futuropolis album from Matthieu Blanchin and Christian Perrissin opens the story of "la vie aventureuse de celle que l'on nommait Calamity Jane," covering the years 1852–1869 of Martha Jane Cannary's remarkable life. The moody, atmospheric cover art renders a solitary figure pushing forward through a swirling, smoke-filled landscape rendered in dramatic grays and sepias — a beautifully restrained image that hints at the hardship and determination ahead. A compelling start to what promises to be a richly told biographical saga of one of the American frontier's most fascinating figures.