Artist : MayMay
Album : And So I Place You In The Setting Sun
Year : 2012
Genre : Indie
Quality : 217kbps / 44.1KHz / Joint Stereo
Source : CD
Playtime : 0h 36m
Size : 60.02mb
Label : Flau
Catalognr : FLAU25
Tracklist:
01. Setting Sun 3:31
02. The Fall 4:28
03. Stories We Lived By 3:40
04. If It Remains Light 3:20
05. Lines To Water 4:47
06. In The Fields 4:53
07. Bringing Home 2:38
08. Undertow 4:30
09. Winter Air 4:50
Releasenotes:
MayMay is Laurel Simmons. Hailing from Portland, Oregon, Simmons? debut solo
album, ôAnd So I Place You In the Setting Sunö is a gorgeous, quietly powerful
mediation on the acceptance of transition.
Simmons is no stranger to creating pastoral, evocative music, having exercised
her considerable vocal and instrumental skills as a member of beloved Portland
chamber-folk darlings Loch Lomond, as well as collaborations with a variety of
other well-regarded acts, including international touring with peers such as
Alela Diane and Rauelsson.
MayMay began during Simmons? first winters in the Pacific Northwest leaving her
homesick for the deserts of her native Arizona and the closeness of generations
of family she left behind. MayMay is named in homage to her Arizona roots, in
particular her grandmother Barbara Mae May.
ôAnd So I Place You in the Setting Sunö is a remarkable record, willing to
experiment with the tension between ambiance and rhythmic texture, while
nostalgia and eloquent melodies arrange themselves into dynamics that are
compelling yet wanting. The instrumentation blooms and fades like seasons
through artful arranging and listeners come away with the notion of how
triumphant the heart can be.
The collision of Simmons? somber, ethereal vocals with lyrics permeated by
images of sunlight and evocative themes of the process of letting go results in
a record that truly sticks with the listener.
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