I don't know anybody who doesn't hate being called alt.country. It just sounds like a website. I don't mind being called Americana, I don't mind being called country noir, or independent country is fine, but the words alt.country make me insane.
She is up there with the best of them. I can only talk about my experience, but it was genuinely special.
I don't loathe interviews, I'm just one of those people who makes music because I find it difficult to talk.