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- There Is No East Or West
- Long Way Home
- Terres brûlées
- Dorothy’s Blues
- La Luz
- La belle Françoise (pour Sylvie)
- Lully Lullay
- Look Down That Lonesome Road
- Quand j’étais jeune et belle
- Berceuse
Myriam Gendron
Mayday
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‘Mayday’ presents an even more syncretic fusion of the elements Myriam uses to create her sound.
Most of the songs are original, sung in both English and French, and they blend traditional and avant elements with abandon. She is often accompanied on this album by the guitarist Marisa Anderson and drummer Jim White (Dirty Three, Xylouris White), whose work provides a quietly aggressive sort of free-rock base. Additional players include Montreal bassist Cédric Dind-Lavoie, Bill Nace and saxophonist Zoh Amba. ‘Mayday’ is a thoroughly thrilling effort that manages to create new vistas of sound while maintaining a feel that is both intimate and familiar. The music here certainly possesses a richly serious tone, but Myriam Gendron (like Leonard Cohen) is able to infuse her darkness with a subtle, powerful light that reminds us that even the most pitchblack night is but a transitional state.
“‘Mayday’ is an album that keeps on giving; every listen reveals additional nuances and every visit to the end-groove invites a return to the start.” - Lucy Sante.
“Achingly beautiful melancholy.” - Uncut.
“Gendron imbues this traditional French song with a somber, sepiatoned smoke that summons the past with affection and ache.” - Lars Gotrich, NPR.
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