Katie West’s 40 Watt Dreams is at the Brick on Friday

Katie West’s ceaseless creative output is a little unnerving. When she isn’t writing songs and performing with her husband, Mike West, in the quirky duo Truckstop Honeymoon, she’s churning out spirited folk tunes for 40 Watt Dreams. What began as a solo project about a year ago has now been fleshed out to include four other band members (including her husband), with songs that rock a little harder than Truckstop Honeymoon’s backyard jams.

In September, West released a new album with 40 Watt Dreams, After the Show, and though there’s some tenderness (“You’re All I Need,” “My Somehow”), it’s mostly an album that bares its fangs and snarls with electricity. We’ll take it, Katie.

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