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When creating her fourth album, the soulful and reflective Silver City, Amy Helm was guided by her North Star: women’s voices. “Women whispering, singing, shouting their stories - speaking the truth. I wanted to dig into that inherited narrative and reach for what I could.” The epistolary anthology is a collection of conversations that travel through time, exploring and celebrating womanhood in all its complexities. Silver City blends the folk twang of Helm’s childhood with gospel and soul, drawing inspiration from varied stories: the life of Helm’s great-grandmother, the story of a young fan struggling with substance abuse, Helm’s own life as a single mother and hard-touring singer. The album was recorded at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, New York, with two core groups of musicians, both anchored by producer Josh Kaufman. Helm notes that this project brought out a different approach in her vocals. “Every time I've made a record, I’ve tried to give my strongest performance,” she says. “This time, I wasn’t thinking about the performance. I was rooted in the stories.” With Silver City, Amy Helm shares the lessons she’s gathered from a remarkable life as an artist, mother, daughter, woman, as someone who has worked, evolved, and persevered. “No one talks about the beauty of age,” she says. “Shame and fear are so common to so many of us, and to get through that and feel ourselves change is the most beautiful thing about getting older. It's incredible to look back at things and celebrate how we’ve survived.” With this album, Helm embraces this strength of transformation through her powerful, story-rooted performances.