![]() Unauthorized replication or use is strictly prohibited. ![]() ![]() All copyrights are by the author and Vintage Guitar magazine. ![]() This article originally appeared in VG ’s Jul. Rather, it’s one of those albums where every listen reveals something new and worthwhile. The other solo instrument that contributes on a few cuts here is the pedal steel of Brian Wilkie, and it’s as tasteful as all the other elements. His playing and production style are a perfect match for Brown’s writing and expressive vocals. One And All, Pieta Brown (Red House Records 2010) Co-Producer, Guitar. Filmed aboard the Music Fog / Celebrity Coaches bus while in Memphis for Folk Alliance 2010. When The Devil Goes Blind, Charlie Parr (Neros Neptune 2010) Producer. Pieta Brown performs 'Faller' from her new album One and All. Freak Flag, Greg Brown (YepRoc Records 2011) Producer, Guitar, Harmony Vocals. Instead, he darts effortlessly around the vocals, playing with soul, elegance, and nuance. Mercury, Pieta Brown (Red House Records 2011) Co-Producer, Guitar. Speaking of, Ramsey doesn’t go for fire-breathing solos here. “Other Way Around” is a quiet folk tune with a gorgeous vocal and lovely Ramsey electric guitar. For instance, “Wishes Falling Through the Rain” has a smoky lyric/vocal and spooky electric guitar. Her 2002 self-titled debut album was produced by collaborator Bo Ramsey, who also co-produced her second record, 2005s In The Cool named one of the years. Here, Brown and Ramsey show a lot of restraint, and their effort lends atmosphere to the songs. Mixing folk, country, rock, and a bit of blues, her work is full of wonderful imagery and moods. The rest of the disc stays on lower boil with Brown’s succulent, sexy voice slurring what seem to be stream of consciousness words like another instrument, as her subtly plucked banjo brings earthly delights to this garden of low-key pleasures.Following last year’s stripped-down Shimmer, with her new album, Pieta Brown returns to a more familiar sound with longtime guitarist and producer, Bo Ramsey.īrown is a wonderful songwriter. There, she was exposed to traditional and rural folk music through her father, Greg Brown, the now beloved Midwestern folk singer. It is front loaded with its most catchy material, including “Do You Know?” a pop leaning ditty assisted by a surprise appearance from Amos Lee whose grainy vocals trade verses with Brown’s more fluid style yielding the album’s most accessible and arguably finest moment. Carey of Bon Iver out now The daughter of two preacher’s kids, Pieta Brown’s early upbringing in Iowa was in a rural outpost with no furnace, running water, or TV. The album’s name is borrowed from the title of a book of photographs and essays about “the Beats” and Brown explains how she shares a similar affiliation with these 60s writers and poets whose view of art was “unelitist, anti-hierarchical and egalitarian.” That may be a handful to absorb but the album that stems from those concepts is a lovely, thought provoking and dream enhancing experience. SINGLES LE COUER Single/Remix Duet with Bertrand Belin BUY / STREAM / LISTEN follow you Single With S. ![]() Recorded at Justin Vernon's Studio, April Base. They underpin and propel these understated performances with subtle grace. PIETA BROWN 10 Lush indie-americana tracks. Continually revealing new layers as both a songwriter and performer, Pieta is being recognized as one of modern Americanas true gems. Recorded in four days with seemingly few overdubs at Justin Vernon’s (Bon Iver) Wisconsin studios, these 14 tracks flow seamlessly together, tied by not only Brown’s hypnotic singing, but husband/guitarist/co-producer Bo Ramsey’s sinuous, heavily reverbed, ever-present guitar leads. ![]()
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