a r t i s t : Lonely Drifter Karen
t i t l e : Grass Is Singing
d a t e : 2008
l a b e l : crammed
g e n r e : Folk
r l s. d a t e : Mar/2008
t r a c k s : 13
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 54,1 MB
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A captivating voice, a fiery piano, a gentle acoustic guitar
wandering into an expressionist cabaret, melodies, melodies
and more melodies, words, emotion and magic: welcome to the
unique world of Lonely Drifter Karen.
Lonely Drifter Karen revolves around Tanja Frinta. Having been
bewitched by the musicals she went to see as a child in the
theatres and cinemas of her native Vienna, Tanja started
writing her own songs after listening to a lot of folk, German
cabaret music and punk rock.
She was playing and singing in an all-girl indie pop band
when, aged twenty, she packed her suitcase and left for
Sweden, before ultimately moving on to Barcelona. It's there
she met the other two people who became part of the band:
Mallorca-born pianist Marc Meliß Sobrevias (who is responsible
for many of the album's lovely arrangements) and Italian
drummer Giorgio Menossi.
Tanja sings, plays the guitar, writes these wonderful melodies
and these lyrics full of evocative imagery and incisive
twists-and-turns: feet become yo-yos, a mad inventor falls in
love with a circus clown, girls turn into elephants, angels
sigh while ladies resist ice-cream, a woman and a man get
choked and, yes, the grass does sometimes singà
Riding a bicycle is one of my favorite moments to sing a song:
walking is good too, and so is washing dishes. I like northern
and southern countries. I grew up right in the middle û in
Austria û where life tends to be too comfortable sometimes.
More extreme climates produce crazier populations and fighting
spirit: besides, I love orange trees in the winter and a
never-setting sun in the summer.
I started Lonely Drifter Karen on my own, after leaving my
home and my former band in Vienna and moving to Gothenburg,
Sweden. It was a step into independence, magical wings I never
thought I had until I gave them a try. After being single for
3 years I fell in love again, with pianist Marc Meliα
Sobrevias and drummer Giorgio Menossi. Barcelona was the scene
of our romance, the album ôGrass is Singingö the result.
Marc's a fanatic inventor and makes sure that the songs are
glowing to their fullest potential. Giorgio Menossi is playing
ôKeep cool, boyö on his drums and usually has a big smile on
his face.
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01-This World Is Carzy [03:35]
02-The Angles Sigh [03:45]
03-Passengers Of The Night [03:06]
04-The Owl Moans Low [01:06]
05-Climb [03:55]
06-Cassablanca [03:01]
07-Professor Dragon [04:03]
08-Salvation [03:23]
09-Carousele Horses [02:53]
10-True Desire [03:25]
11-Giselle [04:28]
12-No True Woman [04:36]
13-La Hierba Canta [03:51]
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