>> Amazon.com
It's been a long five years between releases, but Kim Richey has clearly spent the time wisely, perfecting these 10 new songs. She clearly enjoys working with different cowriters, since eight tunesmiths--including such contemporaries as Joan Osborne and Mindy Smith--collaborate with her on this superb set. Producer Giles Martin (George's son, producer of the Beatles' Love) injects a somewhat more pop-oriented approach that works wonderfully with this introspective and intricately crafted material. "Jack and Jill" colors in the missing backstory of the children's ditty with sumptuous yet frilly harpsichord, flute, kazoo, and whistling. The title track recalls a snappy Suzanne Vega, adding multi-instrumentalist Billy Mowbray's sax, mellotron, and vibes, while "Not a Love Like This," the Osborne co-write, brings reverbed guitar and a bit of retro to arguably the album's finest and most robust melody. "Pretty Picture," the only tune composed solely by the singer, is a tender, intimate love ballad sung with heartbreaking sensitivity. Richey is in sparkling voice throughout, sounding inspired by her band, the production, and especially the magnificent tunes. The laid-back, layered sound on "Another Day" and the sprightly "I Will Follow" perfectly capture the nuances of their lyrics with subtlety and class, two aspects of the singer's style that have never been compromised. There's not a weak track here, and the sharp sequencing makes this an album that ebbs and flows with Kim Richey's richly articulated vision. <<

>> Product Description
Newly signed to Vanguard Records, Kim Richey is set to release her first collection of new music in five years on July 10th. Chinese Boxes was produced by Giles Martin and recorded in London at Eastcote Studios and Air Studios Lyndhurst. Giles Martin's most recent project was The Beatles "Love" soundtrack, which he collaborated on with his father, Sir George Martin.

Chinese Boxes is a collection of 10 beautifully crafted soulful songs. The first single "Jack and Jill" (and lead track) gives the couple in the nursery rhyme a bit of a back-story - and the listener a hint of the discoveries to come. The title track tries to define a mysterious person before giving way to "Drift", a poignant love song (co-written with Mindy Smith). "The Absence of Your Company" showcases Richey's vocal vulnerability in a sparse instrumental setting while the cautionary "Another Day" highlights Kim's stunning sense of melody. The album-closing "Pretty Picture", is an intimate ballad that speaks honestly of true love. <<

Audio samples and a complete tracklisting are available at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000QEIOPS/?tag=imwan-20

I like her a lot. Hope this one turns up somewhere cheap. Vanguard tends to be tough to find discounted. Sounds like she's totally gone away from country (-:

A Kim Richey limited edition e.p. entitled "Little Record" came with my copy, containing "exclusive acoustic recordings available only on this EP". The five songs are the title track, "Drift", "Straight as the Crow Flies", "Mexico", and "A Place Called Home". Worth seeking out.

where did you get it?

renny

Yes, Nophone, do tell! Where did you find the bonus disc.

And, of course, welcome aboard! Glad you found us! Been listening to Roger Miller lately?

Thanks for the kind welcome, guys. I was a devoted subscriber to ICE, and have been lurking this forum for info recently, so it was only logical that I eventually sign up and join the fun. I respectfully recognize you as some of this forum's heavy hitters, and yes, Jimbo, you pegged the origin of my nom de screen.

The Kim Richey EP was obtained from Ear X-Tacy, the incredible record store in the Bardstown region of Louisville, KY. Their website appears to be currently down, but they were offering the EP free with the reasonably-priced $13.99 "Chinese Boxes" disc (of course, "while supplies last"). I assumed any good brick-and-mortar or indie record store would carry it, but http://www.earx-tacy.com may be your best bet. Hope you find it!

Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately it's now $14.99 & no ep.

thanks for letting us know, i wonder how just that one place got the ep, at least that's the only place we've heard of so far.

renny

If anyone finds more, please let us know!

The Little Record EP is a promo, most likely that shop got a boxful of them and were just giving it away as an incentive to buy the album from them. It's not something that could be found pre-packaged at Target or Best Buy, in other words.





Just watch eBay for it, it's been going for about $7 by itself. NoPhone got a good deal!

Seattle's only large indy Easy Street told me they THINK they're getting more with the ep tommorow. They also sold out.

I found some. I forgot about the other Seattle indy, Silver Platters. They said they have several with the EP attatched. . Price is $11.99 + $5.00 shipping. Washington State also charges 8.8% sales tax; I don't know if they're set up for out of state. Their website is http://www.silverplatters.com/rel/v2_vi ... 1570798232
The site does not reflect the sale price OR the ep. They take telephone orders at (206) 575-3472. I would recommend calling under the circumstances. The person who took my order was named Matt, I told him to possibly expect more calls.

I've been listenting to these lately. The EP is only ok, but the regular cd is really good; possibly her best. The production/arrangements remind me a little bit of Sam Phillips' Beatlesque Bikinis & Martinis.