New longplayers

3 September 2024

Avant-garde artist and Lou Reed’s widow LAURIE ANDERSON
just launched her 9th LP, her first in 6 years. It’s titled AMELIA.

Order info here.

Album artwork

The new album is centered around female pioneering aviator
Amelia Earhart (1897-1937) who was the first woman to cross
the Atlantic Ocean. She went missing after a fatal flight in 1937.

Anderson: “The words used in Amelia are inspired by her pilot diaries, the telegrams
she wrote to her husband, and my idea of what a woman flying around the world might
think about. Helping bring her musical vision to life are Czech orchestra Filharmonie Brno
with conductor Dennis Russell Davies, Anohni, Gabriel Cabezas, Rob Moose, Ryan Kelly,
Martha Mooke, Marc Ribot, Tony Scherr, Nadia Sirota, and Kenny Wolleson.”

Spin says: “On Amelia, Anderson resurrects this courageous woman and gives her breath, heart, and soul. It is impossible to hear this aerial ballet and walk away unaffected.”

TUTV: This is not an ordinary album structurally, sonically nor vocally. This record is the soundtrack to an Amelia documentary yet to be made. Anderson tells (short) stories about Amalia‘s adventures, only on the 3 songs featuring endearing voice Anohni and one other track there’s some singing. The album is a 34-minute symphony honoring a legendary aviator. Captivating experience it is. Give it a couple of spins and enjoy the flight, it’s an awesome one.

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