Laura Gibson - Beasts Of Seasons

TRACKLISTING:
1. Shadows On Parade
2. Come By Storm
3. Spirited
4. Postures Bent
5. Funeral Songs
6. Where Have All Your Good Words Gone?
7. Sleeper
8. Sweet Deception
9. Glory
                          
OVERVIEW:
Beasts of Seasons opens with a hum and drone, a veil of fog conjuring a sense of atmosphere not unlike the Pacific Northwest coastal timber town where Laura Gibson was raised. A plaintive strum emerges with a voice in tow; a candle, a tender and flickering wisp of a voice suffusing the space with a warm glow. This voice, registering as little more than a whisper, rises above the subtle and evocative instrumentation with uncommon intimacy. Coos and cracks, chirps and slurs, clucks and purrs all come into focus with perceptive musicality.
 
Perhaps, more than anything, Gibson's songs might be quiet reflections of the human body, reflections both of strength, and of frailty." With Beasts of Seasons, Gibson offers up an intimate affirmation of mortality, both vulnerable and courageous, dark and illuminating, ordinary and extraordinary.

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