[2017-03-10] Pieta Brown "Postcards" with guests Mark Knopfler, Chad Cromwell, David Lindley and more (Lustre)

Charlie · **Joined:** 23 Dec 2014 **Posts:** 14196

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It was in hotel rooms across the country that Pieta Brown wrote most of the songs on her gorgeous new album, Postcards. Like any touring musician, she was on the road to survive, balancing the rewards of performing music for a living with the challenges of trying to stay connected to loved ones and other artists while in motion. So, when she was finally stationed at home, she decided to send out some postcards. These weren't just any postcards, though, these were musical postcards, the stripped-down, acoustic shells of new songs she'd written while traveling, and she sent them to folks like Mark Knopfler, Calexico, Mason Jennings, David Lindley, Carrie Rodriguez, Caitlin Canty, and The Pines among others. Her instructions to each were simple: write back.

"These Postcards are about connecting and openness," explains Pieta. "But, one of the sparks for this project was talking to so many musicians who are dealing with the way the music business has been shape-shifting lately. From people with very successful careers to more underground indie artists just trying to pay the bills, everyone seems to be dealing with this sense of 'How do we do this?' and looking for their own answers. I was hoping through experimenting with musical collaborations to keep the conversation going."

What Pieta created is more than a conversation, though. It's a striking collection of portraits - sometimes sweet and tender, sometimes eerie and haunting - of characters facing loneliness and longing and loss with a stoic sense of dignity. Her airy vocals, with just a hint of a drawl from a childhood split between Alabama and Iowa, float above rich, earthy texture, fluidly merging grit and grace in what is undoubtedly her finest work to date.

Tracklist
1. In The Light (with Calexico)
2. Rosine (with Mike Lewis)
3. Once Again (with David Mansfield)
4. How Soon (with Mason Jennings)
5. Street Tracker (with Mark Knopfler)
6. Stopped My Horse (with Carrie Rodriguez)
7. Station Blues (with Chad Cromwell)
8. Take Me Home (with David Lindley)
9. On Your Way (with Eric Heywood & Caitlin Canty)
10. All The Roads (with The Pines)

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Charlie · **Joined:** 23 Dec 2014 **Posts:** 14196

[2017-03-10] Pieta Brown "Postcards" with guests Mark Knopfler, Chad Cromwell, David Lindley and more (Lustre)

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