Cloudward HD FLAC Album (96kHz/24bit)

Cloudward HD FLAC Album (96kHz/24bit)Cloudward features eight new compositions by guitarist composer Mary Halvorson, performed with her sextet Amaryllisthe improvisatory band that performed on her acclaimed 2022 albums Amaryllis and Belladonna: Halvorson, Patricia Brennan (vibraphone), Nick Dunston (bass), Tomas Fujiwara (drums), Jacob Garchik (trombone), and Adam OFarrill (trumpet). Laurie Anderson is featured on the track "Incarnadine." "All the music on Cloudward was written in 2022

establishes her as the queen of country soul from the first note

“We had this epiphany: ‘We can call our friends to help us make music

The album features both new material and classics by Amália Rodrigues

they comprise a monumental contribution to world music

Joni Mitchell

is performed by fifty violins and fifty loudspeakers and is conducted by Douglas Perkins

A fusion of the traditional Tropicália style and the indie pop of contemporary Rio

" NPR says the album "is just as smart and lovely as its creator

and a CD of the album

haunting farewell … a conscious summing-up

and dozens of archival and never-before-seen photos chronicling all phases of the band’s career

guitarist Bill Frisell and drummer Herlin Riley