Lotte Kestner / Until
Lotte Kestner / The Bluebird Of Happiness (2013) |
Lotte Kestner / Until
Location: Seattle, Washington
Born: February 8, 1978
Origin: California, U.S.
Album release: April 11, 2013
Record Label: self-released
Duration: 51:08
Tracks:
1. Confession (4:26)
2. Flap (4:31)
3. Bell Under Water (5:17)
4. Daydream (3:52)
5. You're In My Head (2:07)
6. Until (3:47)
7. Bright To Be True (5:54)
8. To Stand In (5:01)
Written by Anna-Lynne Williams, mixed by Buddy Ross.
The original album Until.
Label: http://www.saintmarierecords.com/
Tumblr: http://www.lottekestner.tumblr.com
Press contact:
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/annalynnew
Bandcamp: http://lottekestner.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lottekestner
¶ Comme toujours, un superbe album de délicates folk songs aux ambiances intimistes et la voix attachante de la chanteuse de Seattle. Elle a déja publié un album en début d'année.
¶ “It’s like the Little Match Girl instead sold all of her matches and bought a guitar.” - {Sic} Magazine
¶ Lotte Kestner is the solo project of Anna-Lynne Williams of Trespassers William. China Mountain (named after a mountain range in southern Oregon) was recorded over a year in her basement bedroom in Seattle. Her second album, Stolen, is a collection of cover songs ranging from New Order to Vic Chesnutt. Her third release, The Bluebird of Happiness, will come out on Saint Marie Records in 2013. At that time, Saint-Loup will be releasing a companion EP of an additional 8 tracks.
¶ Anna-Lynne also makes music with Robert Gomez in the band Ormonde, and has written several books of poetry.
Solo (as Lotte Kestner):
• China Mountain (5 May 2008)
• China Mountain B-Sides (1 April 2009)
• Stolen (1 June 2011)
• Trespassers William Songs Solo (28 August 2011)
• All That You Start B-Sides (19 June 2012)
• Extra Covers Collection (5 October 2012)
• Blue Bird of Happiness (15 March 2013)
Lotte Kestner / The Bluebird Of Happiness
¶ The new Lotte Kestner album ‘The Bluebird of Happiness’ is set to be released on February 26th via CD/Digital. A specially priced pre-sale will be available within the coming weeks.
Lotte Kestner is the solo project of Trespassers William vocalist Anna-Lynne Williams.
¶ The Bluebird of Happiness was recorded over the course of a year by Williams in a handful of bedrooms, as she transported her home studio from a number of locations around Seattle and nearby island Vashon. While retaining the delicate, intimate sound of her debut album, China Mountain, there are a handful of notable guest appearances on this new work. Damien Jurado duets on “Turn the Wolves”, Arnar Gudjonsson of Icelandic band Leaves accompanies on piano on “Pairs,” and Anomie Belle contributes violins to “Cliff.”
SMR022
Release Date: February 26, 2013
Duration: 47:40
Digital available at:
• Bandcamp
• iTunes
• Amazon
¶ If you order other items and want them shipped prior to this item shipping, please place orders separately.
01. String 3:27
02. Wrestler 4:32
03. The Bluebird of Happiness 4:33
04. Turn the Wolves 4:58
05. Pairs 3:46
06. Invention 3:42
07. Halo 4:29
08. Sweetheart 3:10
09. When It's Time 3:27
10. Eggshell 2:51
11. Cliff 3:50
12. Little Things 4:45
REVIEW
By E. Hansberry (Rating: *****)
¶ I just discovered Lotte Kestner a few months ago. Being a huge fan of Trespassers William, I was glad to find Ms. William's was still active. Lotte Kestner is definitely a different sound than Tresspassers William, but it is hard for me to imagine someone liking one and not the other.
This new CD is right in line with the other Lotte Kestner CDs that have come out over the years. The bottom line is this is about her voice and the subtle music. It works well in an office environment, at home when reading a book, or to just listen to for its own sake. I even listen to her stuff when on some of my longer runs.
¶ If you like Tresspassers William or any of the previous Lotte Kestner CDs, you need to add this one to your collection.
¶ One caveat. If you download from Amazon MP3, the Contributing Artist is listed as "Lotte Kesnter" but the Album Artist is correctly listed as "Lotte Kestner" - I've sent Amazon an email about this so hopefully they will fix. Otherwise, you may need to fix the tag on your end so it shows up in your collection properly.
Lotte Kestner / Until
Lotte Kestner / The Bluebird Of Happiness (2013) |
Lotte Kestner / The Bluebird Of Happiness (2013)
Lotte Kestner / Until
Location: Seattle, Washington
Born: February 8, 1978
Origin: California, U.S.
Album release: April 11, 2013
Record Label: self-released
Duration: 51:08
Tracks:
1. Confession (4:26)
2. Flap (4:31)
3. Bell Under Water (5:17)
4. Daydream (3:52)
5. You're In My Head (2:07)
6. Until (3:47)
7. Bright To Be True (5:54)
8. To Stand In (5:01)
Written by Anna-Lynne Williams, mixed by Buddy Ross.
The original album Until.
Label: http://www.saintmarierecords.com/
Tumblr: http://www.lottekestner.tumblr.com
Press contact:
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/annalynnew
Bandcamp: http://lottekestner.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lottekestner
¶ Comme toujours, un superbe album de délicates folk songs aux ambiances intimistes et la voix attachante de la chanteuse de Seattle. Elle a déja publié un album en début d'année.
¶ “It’s like the Little Match Girl instead sold all of her matches and bought a guitar.” - {Sic} Magazine
¶ Lotte Kestner is the solo project of Anna-Lynne Williams of Trespassers William. China Mountain (named after a mountain range in southern Oregon) was recorded over a year in her basement bedroom in Seattle. Her second album, Stolen, is a collection of cover songs ranging from New Order to Vic Chesnutt. Her third release, The Bluebird of Happiness, will come out on Saint Marie Records in 2013. At that time, Saint-Loup will be releasing a companion EP of an additional 8 tracks.
¶ Anna-Lynne also makes music with Robert Gomez in the band Ormonde, and has written several books of poetry.
Solo (as Lotte Kestner):
• China Mountain (5 May 2008)
• China Mountain B-Sides (1 April 2009)
• Stolen (1 June 2011)
• Trespassers William Songs Solo (28 August 2011)
• All That You Start B-Sides (19 June 2012)
• Extra Covers Collection (5 October 2012)
• Blue Bird of Happiness (15 March 2013)
Lotte Kestner / The Bluebird Of Happiness
¶ The new Lotte Kestner album ‘The Bluebird of Happiness’ is set to be released on February 26th via CD/Digital. A specially priced pre-sale will be available within the coming weeks.
Lotte Kestner is the solo project of Trespassers William vocalist Anna-Lynne Williams.
¶ The Bluebird of Happiness was recorded over the course of a year by Williams in a handful of bedrooms, as she transported her home studio from a number of locations around Seattle and nearby island Vashon. While retaining the delicate, intimate sound of her debut album, China Mountain, there are a handful of notable guest appearances on this new work. Damien Jurado duets on “Turn the Wolves”, Arnar Gudjonsson of Icelandic band Leaves accompanies on piano on “Pairs,” and Anomie Belle contributes violins to “Cliff.”
SMR022
Release Date: February 26, 2013
Duration: 47:40
Digital available at:
• Bandcamp
• iTunes
• Amazon
¶ If you order other items and want them shipped prior to this item shipping, please place orders separately.
01. String 3:27
02. Wrestler 4:32
03. The Bluebird of Happiness 4:33
04. Turn the Wolves 4:58
05. Pairs 3:46
06. Invention 3:42
07. Halo 4:29
08. Sweetheart 3:10
09. When It's Time 3:27
10. Eggshell 2:51
11. Cliff 3:50
12. Little Things 4:45
REVIEW
By E. Hansberry (Rating: *****)
¶ I just discovered Lotte Kestner a few months ago. Being a huge fan of Trespassers William, I was glad to find Ms. William's was still active. Lotte Kestner is definitely a different sound than Tresspassers William, but it is hard for me to imagine someone liking one and not the other.
This new CD is right in line with the other Lotte Kestner CDs that have come out over the years. The bottom line is this is about her voice and the subtle music. It works well in an office environment, at home when reading a book, or to just listen to for its own sake. I even listen to her stuff when on some of my longer runs.
¶ If you like Tresspassers William or any of the previous Lotte Kestner CDs, you need to add this one to your collection.
¶ One caveat. If you download from Amazon MP3, the Contributing Artist is listed as "Lotte Kesnter" but the Album Artist is correctly listed as "Lotte Kestner" - I've sent Amazon an email about this so hopefully they will fix. Otherwise, you may need to fix the tag on your end so it shows up in your collection properly.
Lotte Kestner / The Bluebird Of Happiness (2013)