\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div> \n\tThat\u2019s one way of describing what she\u2019s done with her career since it began nearly a decade ago in her parents\u2019 New Hampshire basement. Highway to Hell<\/em>, the album on which \u201cReal Magic\u201d appears, is full of skewed daydreams where Moales turns the ups and downs of life in a big city into something almost psychedelic. Originally released earlier this year through Historic New Jersey<\/a>, the DIY label\/studio\/artistic collective she\u2019s part of, Highway to Hell <\/em>has drawn remarkable word-of-mouth buzz. That\u2019s only going to increase now that she\u2019s signed to the indie powerhouse Dead Oceans, which is putting the album in record stores for the first time on Dec. 4. \u201cIt\u2019s definitely been, to use a clich\u00e9, a whirlwind,\u201d Moales says \u2014 funny, since she\u2019s one of the least clich\u00e9-prone writers in music right now. \u201cIt\u2019s been a lot all at once. But it\u2019s been awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n