Karen Peris, the focal point of the Innocence Mission, is a special singer. Like such similar talents as Rickie Lee Jones and Norah Jones, Peris has the rare knack for smudging some notes as if they ...

The Innocence Mission‘s Karen Peris has announced a new solo album, A Song is Way Above the Lawn, which will be out October 8 via Bella Union. Made with her husband and bandmate Don Peris and their ...

The Innocence Mission will release new album Midwinter Swimmers next month and they’ve just shared the title track. Singer and songwriter Karen Peris says it’s “a small song of looking ahead to the ...

While the 13th studio album from Pennsylvania’s The Innocence Mission is about reflections inspired by the day-to-day, it also contemplates the past – when Karen and Don Peris recorded their first ...

The long-running band’s 13th album surveys faith, longing, and middle age with the commonplace language of awe and a sense of unbarred earnestness. No score yet, be the first to add. 0.0 With age, ...

Editor's note: This article has been updated to include all winners of the Central Pennsylvania Music Awards and the names of additional musicians who performed with members of the Innocence Mission.

The music website Pitchfork is known for giving some pretty brutal reviews. The site gave Liz Phair's self-titled record a (later-revisited) 0.0 out of 10. Daft Punk’s celebrated “Discovery” album ...

Lead singer Karen Peris of The Innocence Mission turns American standards into lullabies on the group's sixth CD, Now The Day Is Over. Peris says she has sung songs such as "Moon River" and "Over the ...

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