“Recorded over just three days, with little more than two takes making up each tune, the album is an exercise in the immediate, capturing both Kilbey and his accompanying musicians performing tracks while they’re still fresh. The result is one of the most pure records you’ll find anywhere. From the opening notes of “Poppy Byron”, it’s apparent that Kilbey has delivered something transcendental; something that only someone with a musical dexterity and vision like he can provide. Serving as a musical kaleidoscope of sorts, the album switches genres frequently, shifting between the mandolin-driven sweetness of “Josephine”, the ’60s-inspired psychedelia of “Woman Number Nine”, and the hazy, dream-like nature of “Lillian in Cerulean Blue”. Meanwhile, the lyrics stay true to the concept of the title, with each track focusing on a feminine subject, whether it be via lyrics about Mary Shelley watching SBS in Mandarin on “Poppy Byron”, the story of evil witch “Doris McAllister”, or “Birdeen”, which, a press release notes, focuses on a greedy lorikeet with a sweet tooth. As Kilbey himself notes, Eleven Women is far from perfect record by any means, but in much the same way that even iconic renaissance painting have notable flaws, therein lies the beauty of this.” Tyler Jenke, Rolling Stone Australia A 01 Poppy Byron 02 Woman Number 9 03 Josephine 04 Sheba Chiba 05 Birdeen 06 Lillian In Cerulean Blue B 07 Queen Of Spades 08 Baby Poe 09 Doris McAllister 10 Where Gloria Meets Rachel 11 Think Of You (for Jessie Bellette)
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- A1: Give Thanks - Luciano
- A2: Loose Ball - Al Campbell
- A3: Distance Away - Sizzla
- A4: Only Jah - Charlie Chaplin & Jose Wals
- A5: Jah Is - Marcia Griffths
- B1: They Don't Know This - Ini Kamoze
- B2: Never Again - Beres Hammond
- B3: The Way I Am - Wayne Wonder
- B4: What I See - Sizzla
- B5: How Come You Don't Know Me - Beres Hammond
Top-Sampler mit 10 Klassikern, produziert von Reggae-Legende Philip 'Fatis' Burrell, der in den 1980er Jahren in den Channel One-Studios auf Jamaika seine Arbeit begann und später das Label Vena Recordings gründete, das im Laufe der Zeit zu Kings & Lions und später zum legendären Xterminator-Label wurde. Mit neun Protagonisten seines Labelstalls, angefangen bei Luciano und Sizzla, über Marcia Griffiths und Ini Kamoze bis Charlie Chaplin und Beres Hammond.
- 01: Bashquiat Intro
- 02: Call To Warzone
- 03: Ambuskad
- 04: Kalalou Free
- 05: Tracé
- 06: Float Your Boat
- 07: Scout Yo La
- 08: Spirit Yo Bak
- 09: Pozé
- 10: Corbeau &Amp; Le Renard
- 11: Échapé Blues
- 12: Haricot Vert
- 13: Beat Coin
- 14: Mp3 Decoder Lib
- 15: Cry 4 Help
- 16: Blue Cotton
- 17: Lament 4 Ayiti
- 18: La Pryè
- 19: Kod Ujens
- 20: Redevance
- 21: Langaj Ralaviré
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Joseph Omicil, Jr, a.k.a. Jowee Omicil, is a Haitian-Canadian jazz musician. He has worked in the past with artists such as Roy Hargrove, Pharoah Sanders, Tony Allen, Kenny Garrett, Jacob Desvarieux, Glen Ballard, Harold Faustin, Michel Martell, etc. He hosted Quincy Jones' 85th birthday celebration at Montreux Festival. He also starred in the Netflix series The Eddy, produced by Damien Chazelle, and Le temps d'aimer, directed by Katell Quillévéré (Cannes Festival 2023). The Bois- Caïman ceremony was Haiti's first major collective uprising against slavery. On his new album, SpiriTuaL HeaLinG: Bwa KaYimaN FreeDoM SuiTe, Jowee performs his ancestors' revolution in his own way. Joweebroughttogetherallhisinnertubes,soprano,alto,tenor,wood,clarinets, piccolo flute, cornet, that blows, that winds, that rumbles. Thisrecord is an incantation, a therapy, it cleanses the world by drawing onthe fantasized memory of the Haitian revolution. There are FreedomSuites by Sonny Rollins, Max Roach and others. Prayer music, music tobreak the chains in your head and on your wrists, music of black powerandwhitemagic.ForJowee,akidfromMontreal,sonofaHaitianpastor, who sang Jesus in all the tones, and then Michael Jackson, andthen2Pac,wholearnedjazzfromOrnetteColeman,theceremonynecessarilyhasthetasteoffree.Thisrecordisahealinghour-longimprovisation.
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Highs and lows, anger and joy, belief and doubt reflected in raw and honest
observations of Martyn Joseph's sojourn and the state of play today. A stripped
back acoustic render reflects his weapon of choice that has provided hope and
solace and a commentary of companionship to a worldwide army of ardent fans
for decades through his passionate commitment to social justice, mystery, and
love.'From a vast goodbye to a small hello' he writes in 'Folding', the opening song
of surrender and resilience, and where else would you find an album calling for
the elimination of a tyrant alongside a call for greater love and empathy.
Embracing the contradictions and beauty with a fearless pen, Joseph continues
to cut an impressive path. If you're looking for truth, these songs will anchor you
to a horizon of hope.
Sun Ra is better known to most as a musician than a poet, but he identified equally as both. My Words Are Music provides direct access to the sentiments of a poet who never called Earth home. The spoken word album hosts an inspired array of artists who personally chose their favorite Sun Ra poems to recite. Freed from the page, his poetry acquires an unexpected simplicity and poignance it possessed all along.
This all-star and intergenerational lineup of artists conjure wisdom from his words: spoken word elder Abiodun Oweyole of The Last Poets; rapper, and singer-songwriter Saul Williams; jazz experimentalist Melanie Charles; British-Trinidadian poet, novelist and musician Anthony Joseph; poet Mahogany L. Browne; poet, playwright, and conceptual artist Carl Hancock Rux; musician/digital composer L’Rain; singer, actor, and director Tunde Adibempe of TV on the Radio singer; British DJ and BBC radio host Zakia Sewell; ballistic hip-hop poet Jive Poetic; and longtime members of the Sun Ra Arkestra, Marshall Allen, Knoel Scott, and Tara Middleton.
Punctuated by impish electronic interludes composed and played by Marshall Allen, these voices bless Sun Ra’s poetry with new life My Words Are Music offers the opportunity to follow Sun Ra into a
better future. “Prepare for the journey,” he writes in his poem “The Cosmic Age”, “You have a rendezvous / With the living wisdom.” My Words Are Music is a project developed in conjunction with Living Sky, the all-instrumental Sun Ra Arkestra album released on Omni Sound in 2022
Waxwork Records is proud to release NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Joseph Trapanese. From 20th Century Studios,
No One Will Save You is a captivating sci-fi psychological thriller introducing Brynn Adams (Kaitlyn Dever), a creative and talented young woman who’s been
alienated from her community. Lonely but ever hopeful, Brynn finds solace within the walls of the home where she grew up, until she’s awakened one night
by strange noises from decidedly unearthly intruders. What follows is an action-packed face-off between Brynn and a host of extraterrestrial beings
who threaten her future while forcing her to deal with her past.
Waxwork Records is proud to release NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU as a deluxe LP featuring 180 gram Blue & White swirl colored vinyl, heavyweight packaging, matte satin coating to finish.
- A1: Keep On Dancing Feat Marvin Gaye
- A2: Josephine Feat Anduze
- A3: Heavens Radio Feat Y'akoto
- A4: She Ain't Got No Money Feat Lukas Graham
- B1: All Night
- B2: Catgroove
- B3: The Phantom
- C1: Libella Swing
- C2: The Mojo Radio Gang (Radio Version)
- C3: Love (Remix)
- D1: Milla's Dream
- D2: Matilda (Radio Edit)
- D3: Shine Feat Lilja Bloom
- D4: Jimmy's Gang (Radio Edit)
Mit “The Art of Sampling” legte der österreichische DJ und Produzent Parov Stelar 2013 ein Album vor, das mit einer ersten Werkschau seines Schaffens der vergangenen zehn Jahre vergleichbar ist. Wir sprechen hier allerdings keinesfalls von einem klassischen Best Of, denn der gebürtige Linzer ließ es sich damals nicht nehmen, auch mit neuem Material ein Zeugnis seines unermüdlichen Schaffensdrangs abzulegen.
Alle 14 Songs hatten dabei eine Sache gemein, angedeutet im Albumtitel: Sie vereinen die Praxis des Samplings in Parov Stelars Arbeit – will heißen: Das gefühlvolle Zusammenfügen ausgewählter Elemente zu neuen Kompositionen. Besonders erwähnenswert hierbei war unter anderem die enge Zusammenarbeit mit anderen Künstlern und deren Werken, wie bei der ersten Single-Auskopplung “Keep On Dancing” feat. Marvin Gaye. Gearbeitet wurde hier mit Tonspuren aus Marvin Gayes funkigem Disco Nummer−1-Hit “Got To Give It Up” aus dem Jahr 1977.
Neben diesem Hit warteten auf “The Art Of Sampling” außerdem Feature-Gäste wie Anduze, Y’akoto, Lukas Graham, Odette Di Maio und Lilja Bloom. Anlässlich des 10-jährigen Jubiläums dieses besonderen Albums, erscheint “The Art Of Sampling” für alle Vinyl-Liebhaber nun als limitierte 2LP Sonder-Edition in wunderschönem blauen Design
Milton Nascimento was the king of Brazilian music in the 1980s. His musical universe singular, although generations of vocalists and instrumentalists have honored the master by interpreting his work. On Steen Rasmussen's new album listeners are in for far more than just ordinary interpretations. This album is an extraordinary example of how music from two continents can merge into a noble work. Vocalist Josefine Cronholm has a gift for imbuing material with a naturally soft Swedish sensualism that lifts the lyrics and lets them fly differently than on Nascimento's original recordings. A limited edition 180g Vinyl release. With Fredrik Damsgaard - double bass & Hoffner bass; Anders Banke - tenor sax, clarinet, bass clarinet & alto flute; Celso De Almeida - drums & perc
As with all albums on Shabaka Hutchings' Native Rebel Recordings the plan was the same: the musicians gather at the RAK Studios for three days, without rehearsal and consider the rehearsals part of the recording, with Shabaka producing
The performers featured here are Jas Kayser who has performed with Alfa Mist, Nubya Garcia and Jorja Smith among others, Alexander Hawkins of the Convergence Quartet and Decoy, Daisy George, and Ross Harris of Speakers Corner Quartet.
The features on the album are incredible too, and highlight the eclectic nature of Native Rebel. We have billy Woods on album opener “Apothecary", TS Elliot prize winning poet Anthony Joseph on "By Now", Confucius MC of Speaker's Corner Quartet and Con & Kwake on "Flowers In The Dark", Elucid on "Show Me", ganavya on "Increase Awareness", and Siyabonga Mthembu of The Brother Moves On and Shabaka and The Ancestors on “Aim".
As always with Native Rebel releases, the physical product is on double heavyweight vinyl, in high quality sleeves with printed inner sleeves and with side D on this release featuring etched artwork.
- A1: Josephine Taylor - Good Lovin
- A2: Jackie Beavers - Sling Shot
- A3: Five Stairsteps - Come Back
- A4: Betty Everett - Bye Bye Baby
- A5: Tim - My Side Of The Track
- A6: Tyrone - You Made Me Suffer
- A7: Cash Mccall - You Mean Everything To Me
- A8: Andrea Davis - You Gave Me Soul
- B1: Jamo Thomas - Stop The Baby
- B2: Jean Dushon - All Of A Sudden My Heart Sings
- B3: Jimmy Dobbins - What Is Love (I Found Love) (I Found Love)
- B4: Chuck Bernard - Let's Go Get Stoned
- B5: Sonny Warner - Been So Long
- B6: The Cod's - It Must Be Love
- B7: Joyce Davis - Along Came You
- B8: Johnny Sayles - Deep Down In My Heart
In the 1950s Chicago was the blues capital of the world. But by 1966 musical tastes had changed. R & B had morphed into hard soul and newer soft soul musical stylings had coalesced from earlier doo wop motifs, with bigger and more sophisticated productions. This was the era of the small independent owners / producers, all vying for airplay and sales in a hugely competitive marketplace. This landmark LP showcases many of the best of this output – the sounds that hit music listeners and buyers straight from the street. The mix here is a perfect blend of the tough hard soul style and the softer soul sounds. Just right for the feet and the heart. Enjoy!
Mega rare soundtrack to the obscure Venezuelan sexploitation film “Sobre la Hierba… Virgen” originally released in 1976 and almost impossible to find in any condition. The album includes a wide variety of music to enjoy, from thrilling psychedelic jazz-funk to spacey experimental tracks, killer drum-breaks or romantic instrumental tunes. Composer and keyboard player Schneider had an outstanding body of work for the TV/film industry and recorded with the likes of Baby Bell, Grupo Syma, Vytas Brenner as well as huge mainstream artists like José Luis Rodríguez and Pecos Kanvas. He was also producer to Phirpo Y Sus Caribes’s highly collectable only LP, a brilliant Afro-Latin funk masterpiece. His much sought-after 1975 solo album on Polydor anticipated the sounds comprised on “Sobre la Hierba… Virgen”, featuring a variety of exotic arrangements ranging from Latin mood to jazz funk to electronic psychedelic. “Sobre la Hierba… Virgen” is one of the best recordings of Pablo Schneider at the peak of his career.
It’s rare to come across new talent that hits the spot with their music at just the right time. But then again you never know when it will happen, when that right one comes along, and for Vega Records that time is now. Mr. X a young new talent from Northern Jersey, USA takes it to the raw underground with driving electronic stabs and a deep pulsating bassline with swinging beats and unique perc sounds that pop in and out abruptly within the arrangement on the track entitled “The Curse” on Side A1.
Early distribution of the track to impacting djs in the dance scene, Honey Dijon, Kenny Dope, Anané, Luke Solomon, Melvo Baptiste, Joseph Capriati, & Louie Vega have all been championing the new hot track entitled “The Curse”. Side A2 “The Underground” has a hooky flip flop keys action happening with vocals saying “Thank You” creating a hypnotizing groove ala Mr. X Style. The B-side of the 12” starts with a steaming revisit to “The Curse” giving it another life on the dance floor along with the sample hits and catchy groove on “B-Side Only” created only in the way Mr. X can to make you jump on the dance floor. All hot club bombs, CATCH THE FIYAAAH
- A1: Kölsch - Grey
- A2: Mr Scruff - Get A Move On!
- A3: Nufrequency Feat Ben Onono - Fallen Hero (Motor City D
- A4: Fritz Kalkbrenner - Facing The Sun
- B1: Fakear Feat Deva Premal - La Lune Rousse
- B2: Scott Grooves Feat Parliament & Funkadelic - Mothership Re-Connetion (Daft Punk Rmx)
- B3: Isolee - Brazil Com (Freaks Reinterpretation)
- B4: Laurent Garnier - Wake Up
- C1: Bob Sinclar - The Ghetto
- C2: Tom & Joy - Queixume (Masters At Work Mix Edit)
- C3: Zaabriskie - Higher
- C4: General Elektriks - Raid The Radio
- C5: Alex Gopher - The Child (Radio Edit)
- D1: José Padilla - Bossa Rosa
- D2: Yuksek & Bertrand Burgalat - Icare
- D3: The Xx - On Hold (Jamie Xx Remix)
- D4: The Hacker - Classic Revisited Part
- E1: Dj Gregory - Tourment D'amour
- E2: St Germain - Alabama Blues (Todd Edwards Vocal Radio Ed
- E3: Sandy B - Make The World Go Round (Deep Dish Radio Edit
- E4: Purple Disco Machine - Walls
- E5: Avicii - Sweet Dreams
- F1: Zero 7 Feat Mozez - This World
- F2: Bicep - Glue
- G3: Superfunk | Feat Ron Carroll - Lucky Star
- G4: Mr Oizo - Flat Beat
- G5: Vitalic - Poison Lips
- H1: Thievery Corporation - It Takes A Thief
- H2: Ame - Rej
- H3: Claptone Feat Jaw - No Eyes
- H4: Marie Davidson - Work It (Soulwax Remix)
- I1: Bonobo - Terrapin
- I2: Dj Cam - Birds Also Sing For Anamaria
- I3: Kid Loco - A Grand Love Theme
- I4: Robin S - Show Me Love
- I5: Swayzak - Make Up Your Mind
- J1: The Mighty Bop - Feeling Good
- J2: Quantic - Time Is The Enemy
- J3: Thylacine - Piany Pianino
- J4: Scan X - Alpha
- J5: The Prodigy - Firestarter
- F3: Moderat - A New Error
- F4: Kerri Chandler - Get Up
- G1: Fkj & Masego - Tadow
- G2: Gotan Project - Diferente
Die Neuauflage des 2010er Albums auf farbigem Vinyl - streng limitiert!
This Is The Kit ist das Projekt von Kate Stables, die in England geboren wurde und in Paris lebt. Die Band wurde zunächst durch die intensive Radiopräsenz auf BBC 6 bekannt und wurde zweimal in die Liste der 6 Music's Album of the Year aufgenommen. Später wurden sie als handverlesene Vorgruppe von The National, Iron & Wine, Jose Gonzalez, Sharon Van Etten und Alexi Murdoch bekannt - Musiker, die eine ähnliche unabhängige Ader und eine warmherzige Herangehensweise an das Schaffen moderner und doch zeitloser Musik teilen. In Nordamerika gehören sie zu den Stammgästen von Triple-A-Radiosendern wie KEXP, Indie-Folk-Festivals und geschmacksbildenden Plattformen wie dem Tiny Desk Concert von NPR.
In den Jahren seit der Veröffentlichung von Wriggle Out the Restless im Jahr 2010 haben This Is The Kit weiter an Schwung gewonnen. Ihr 2015 erschienenes Nachfolgealbum Bashed Out wurde mit Aaron Dessner von The National (Produzent für Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Mumford & Sons) aufgenommen. Stables sang dann auf dem 2019er Album/Film I Am Easy To Find von The National und wurde bei den darauffolgenden Live-Terminen ein Tourmitglied. Im Jahr 2020 schließlich wurde der Titelsong von Bashed Out ein Streaming-Hit, nachdem er in einer Schlüsselfolge der Netflix-Serie Sex Education die Nadel fallen ließ.
Derzeit sind sie bei dem kultigen Label Rough Trade unter Vertrag und haben auf beiden Seiten des Atlantiks Erfolg. Das neue Album Careful Of Your Keepers wurde im Juni 2023 veröffentlicht und wird von Touren in Großbritannien, Europa und Nordamerika begleitet.
- Ltd. Col. LP: (Transparent Orange Vinyl)
- Edith Piaf - La Vie En Rose
- Georges Brassens - Les Amoureux Des Bancs Publics
- Jeanne Moreau - Le Tourbillon (Bof "Jules Et Jim")
- Hugues Aufray - Santiano
- Henri Salvador - Le Lion Est Mort Ce Soir
- Django Reinhardt - Minor Swing
- Luis Mariano - Mexico
- Sacha Distel - Scoubidou
- Sheila - Sheila
- Juliette Greco - Jolie Mome
- Claude Nougaro - Le Jazz Et La Java
- Mouloudji - Petite Fleur
- Charles Trenet - Douce France
- Bourvil - Salade De Fruits
- Fernandel - Félicie Aussi
- Alain Barrière - Cathy
- Dario Moreno - Si Tu Vas A Rio
- Guy Béart - L'eau Vive
- Boris Vian - Le Déserteur
- Charles Aznavour - Je M'voyais Déjà
- Johnny Hallyday - Retiens La Nuit
- Serge Gainsbourg - L'eau A La Bouche
- Barbara - Dis Quand Reviendras-Tu ?
- Line Renaud & Dean Martin - Relax-Ay-Voo
- Richard Anthony - J'entends Siffler Le Train
- Tino Rossi - Méditerranée
- Léo Ferré - Paname
- Claude Francois - Belles, Belles, Belles
- Eddy Mitchell & Les Chaussettes Noires - Daniela
- Sylvie Vartan - Tous Mes Copains
- Josephine Baker - J'ai Deux Amours
- Gilbert Bécaud - Et Maintenant
- Yves Montand - Les Feuilles Mortes
- Boby Lapointe - Aragon Et Castille
- Francoise Hardy - Le Temps De L'amour
- Brigitte Bardot - La Madrague
- Salvatore Adamo - En Blue Jeans Et Blouson De Cuir
- Maurice Chevalier - Paris Sera Toujours Paris
- Dalida - Bambino
- Enrico Macias - Adieu Mon Pays
- Jacques Brel - Ne Me Quitte Pas
From Serge Gainsbourg to Barbara, From Edith Piaf to George Brassens, all the classics of French singers are included in this very nice 3LP boxset.
- A1: The Pointer Sisters - Happiness 3 58
- A2: Commodores - Girl I Think The World About You 4 33
- A3: Rufus & Chaka Khan - Once You Get Started 4 26
- A4: Johnny Hammond - Fantasy 7 24
- B1: Ramsey Lewis - Whisper Zone 3 01
- B2: Leon Ware - What's Your Name 4 11
- B3: Ashford & Simpson - Stay Free 5 22
- B4: Kleeer - Tonight's The Night 7 13
- C1: Dexter Wansel - I'll Never Forget 4 28
- C2: Sister Sledge - Pretty Baby 4 00
- C3: José Feliciano - California Dreaming 4 11
- C4: Dexter Wansel - Life On Mars 7 20
- D1: Lalo Schifrin - Theme From Enter The Dragon 2 22
- D2: Marvin Gaye - Here, My Dear 2 59
- D3: Patrice Rushen - Music Of The Earth 3 56
- D4: Brian Blessed - The White City Part 3 9 31
Late Night Tales reissues the classic and hard-to-find
‘Late Night Tales: Jamiroquai’, compiled by none other
than Jay Kay himself. The 10th edition of what is now
a classic series of compilations was originally released
20 years ago, and hasn’t been available on vinyl for
over 15 years. A blissful collection of soul, disco, jazz,
rare groove, and funk, this collection is an electrifying
journey through the aural influences of one of the UK’s
most seminal jazz bands.
Jay Kay showcases a wealth and breadth of inspiration
that wouldn’t be amiss on the late-night dancefloors
of the Loft (or Giant Steps, for that matter). From The
Pointer Sisters’ uplifting and soulful ‘Happiness’ and
jazz funk legend Johnny ‘Smith’ Hammond’s ‘Fantasy’
to the anthemic ‘Stay Free’ by Ashford & Simpson and
mellifluous ‘Music Of The Earth' by Patrice Rushen,
these two discs form a rite of passage into the creative
mind of a true musical legend.
Das dritte Studioalbum von bbno$ und Yung Gravy, zusammen bekannt als BABY GRAVY, enthält die Singles 'You Need Jesus', 'Goodness Gracious' und 'No Way Jose'. BABY GRAVY sind die Siegfried & Roy des Meme-Rap. Ihre LP erscheint auf transparent-babyblauem Vinyl im Gatefold mit bedruckten Innenhüllen und einem 12 x 24 Zoll grossen Poster.
Temple, Bassey, MacLaine and now, Hurt; in a world of Shirleys, the name Sophia Ruby Katz has chosen for her music is perhaps prophetic as it captures her stunningly emotive vocal approach. And whilst Shirley Hurt might be the perfect nom de plume for the creative Toronto-based artist, it’s her self-titled debut album which positions her as protagonist of her own universe.
Traversing sonic landscapes, Shirley Hurt’s vocals ebb and flow like lyrical Ley lines tracking the contours of her own well-travelled map. By the age of 18, Hurt had travelled extensively, having lived in upwards of 20 different apartments and houses, as a result never really feeling “at home” anywhere. At this age was when Hurt found herself in New York, dipping her toes into various scenes and musical realms. The first and only place she ever felt at home, and a partial home-base for her, she travelled between Toronto and New York until the age of 26.When the project she was working on in New York reached a dead-end she returned West, moving in with musicians Harrison Forman (Hieronymus Harry, Zones) and Patrick Lefler (Roy, Possum). Being surrounded by their improvising at all hours, a new approach emerged. “Harrison is a virtuosic guitar player, and I hadn't picked up a guitar in any serious way since I was 16,” she says, “by osmosis I started playing again for fun.” Without agenda, the process grew organically from there.
Hurt and Forman decided to travel across the US and Canada in a trailer for half a year, with the entire album written in the final months of their trip. Hurt had been writing loose ideas here and there but felt blocked creatively. When the pair reached Berkley, they wound up house-sitting for a tuned-in friend who recommended she pray, in a very direct way, to remove the block. “I took her advice and to my surprise it worked. The album was conceptualized and finished within a couple of months.” Shapeshifting in tone and phrasing, Hurt’s music alchemizes the furthest corners of experimental indie folk, pop, and country into a singular sound with elegant unpredictability.
Whilst Shirley Hurt’s lyrical and structural ideas may have emerged on the road, the album was self-produced and recorded at Joseph Shabason (The War on Drugs)’s Aytche studio in Toronto’s West End. It was engineered by Nathan Vanderwielen and Chris Shannon (Bart), and Hurt enlisted collaborators Jason Bhattacharya, Nick Dourado, Patrick Lefler, and Harrison Forman to hone her vision. “I wasn’t sure what was going to happen with the songs until we returned to Toronto,” she recalls. “Joseph and I had been talking about working together after sending across some demos and Jason happened to recommend his studio at the exact same time, so everything came together naturally at that point.”
Whilst her most recent adventures may have seen Shirley Hurt bound for Texas as an official SXSW artist (hand-picked by Gorilla Vs Bear to perform at their own showcase), she currently resides in her native Canada, more specifically rural Ontario, close to friends and family, and is already working on her second album. The ties to lineage are interwoven in the fabric of the music. Hurt’s mother, artist Leala Hewak, instilled a lust for life and innate value of creativity in her from a young age as she explored the role of gallery owner, vintage jewellery show host, mid-century modern furniture expert, real estate agent, painter. Hurt’s father, a civil litigation lawyer and new-wave obsessed music lover with an extensive vinyl collection, introduced Hurt to a wide-range of artists at a young age such as Nina Hagen, Laurie Anderson, Tom Tom Club, and endless others.
In her video for ‘Problem Child’ Hurt’s grandmother walks her through a generationally revered pie-making process. One would be tempted to hear this, and other songs, as autobiographical. Yet, Hurt’s lyrics are rarely pulled from her relationships or personal history––at least not consciously. Rather, they arise from somewhere less tangible or defined. “Lyrics tend to come to me when I am doing non-musical things - washing dishes, brushing my dogs, walking to the grocery store. I have a lot of voice memos on my phone and half-filled notebooks and when I hear something, I have to stop what I'm doing to get the idea down. Usually it’s bits and pieces. It's rare a full song comes to me in one go, but it's great when they do, and those are often my favourites.”
Carving out a space of her own in an all-encompassing universe, Shirley Hurt is the introduction to a long artistic story, and if the journey so far is anything to go by, it will be stippled with evermore unpredictable chapters.



















