Jypsi

Originally from upstate Illinois, the four prodigiously talented siblings in Jypsi may be the freshest phenomenon to spring “out” of Nashville since Texas transplants the Dixie Chicks took mainstream country music by storm 11 years ago. Like the Dixie Chicks before them, Jypsi’s sound is rooted in traditional bluegrass and buoyed by gorgeous harmonies, pop-friendly hooks and top-notch instrumental chops. Lead singer Lillie Mae Rische brings the lion’s share of the vocal firepower, but sisters Amber-Dawn (fiddle) and Scarlett (mandolin) and brother Frank (guitar) all chime in, too. Jypsi’s self-titled debut was released last May by Arista Nashville. Highlights include the single “I Don’t Love You Like That” and the spirited bluegrass instrumental, “Kandi Kitchen.”