Jana Hunter is from Texas, the fifth of nine children. She played classical music throughout her youth, but that doesn't really explain why she writes such haunting songs. Hunter is one of those rare artists whose craft does its work on listeners before they even notice. Deceptively simple, clear and concise, these songs surround and envelop, seeping into the skin until they are a part of you. Blank Unstaring Heirs of Doom is a collection of songs written over the period of a decade. The album is a thirteen-song ?best of,? recorded on four-tracks, two-tracks and computers, mostly in Texas and mostly alone.