The background singers were back in Memphis. So were the bass and drums.
Shellye Valauskas and Dean Falcone brought just their acoustic guitars to the WNHH FM studio, and poured unplugged energy into a preview of what’s coming.
The two veteran New Haven-area musicians form the core of the Shellye Valauskas Experience. They’ve been traveling to Memphis’s landmark Ardent Studios to record tracks for the eponymous singer-songwriter’s first CD since 2018’s History of Panic.