Joan Shelley

Joan Shelley

In December 2016, after more than a year of touring the world behind her 2015 LP Over and Even, Joan Shelley and Nathan Salsburg headed a few hours north to Chicago, where they joined Jeff Tweedy in Wilcoâ€™s Loft studio for five days. Spencer Tweedy, home from college, joined on drums, while James Elkington (a collaborator to both Tweedy and Salsburg) shifted between piano and resonator guitar. Jeff added electric accents and some bass, but mostly, he helped the band stay out of its own way. â€œHe was protecting the songs. He was stopping us before we went too far.â€ Shelley says. The Loft proved essential for that approach, as it was wired to capture every musical moment, so no take was lost. If, for instance, some magic happened while Spencer added drums to a tune heâ€™d never heard, or while Elkington tinkered behind a piano, the tape was rolling. Indeed, half of these songs are first takes. â€œThe first time is always the best. Thatâ€™s when everyoneâ€™s on the edge of their seats, listening to not mess it up,â€ Shelley says. â€œTheyâ€™re depending on each other to get through it.â€ Itâ€™s fitting that the resulting set is self-titled. These are, after all, Shelleyâ€™s most assured and complete thoughts to date, with lyrics as subtle and sensitive as her peerless voice and a band that offers support through restraint and nuance. In eleven songs, this is the sound of Joan Shelley emerging as one of musicâ€™s most expressive emotional syndicates.
Country USA
Brand NO QUARTER
Manufacturer No Quarter
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 0616892469148
Model 0616892469148
ReleaseDate 2017-05-05
UnitCount 1
UPCs 616892469148
EANs 0616892469148

Country	USA
Brand	NO QUARTER
Manufacturer	No Quarter
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	0616892469148
Model	0616892469148
ReleaseDate	2017-05-05
UnitCount	1
UPCs	616892469148
EANs	0616892469148

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