José Gonzales’s first release in several years, Local Valley delivers on his brand of metaphysical meditations (“El Invento”) and the propulsive rhythms of his acoustic guitar (“Head On”).
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You’ll be immediately blown away by the shimmering three-part harmonies, then you’ll stay for the lyrics that explore female powerlessness, and how to reclaim that power - all told in anecdotes, rather than sermons. There are so many levels to The Staves’ newest release, Good Woman. The album is full of such contrasts, as when crunchy percussion spontaneously breaks into a sun-drenched chorus on “Garden of Eden.” She’ll leave us swooning with the luscious, languid “Liquid Love,” then turn menacing on tracks like “Human Replacement.” Marten isn’t afraid to experiment.
There’s a photo of an impossibly young and fresh Isabella Sophie Tweddle (who performs as Billie Marten) beaming angelically, with a face full of what looks like fresh playground dirt. It’s hard to know what to expect from looking at the cover of Flora Fauna, Billie Marten’s third full-length album. For an online bonus, you can view Songs of Earth and Sky, a documentary series following Faccini’s creative process during the making of the album. Collaborators on this album include Ballake Sissoko, Vincent Segal, Ben Harper, and Rokia Traore.
Piers Faccini, who lives in the Cévennes mountain region of France, pulls together influences and musicians from Europe, Africa and the Near East in his muscular, evocative masterpiece, Shapes of the Fall.
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