Evangelista
Hello, Voyager CD (CST50)
- Winds Of St. Anne
- Smooth Jazz
- Lucky Lucky Luck
- For The L'il Dudes
- The Blue Room
- Truth Is Dark Like Outer Space
- The Frozen Dress
- Paper Kitten Claw
- Hello, Voyager
Raw, beautifully ravaged, semi-improvised soundscapes still underpin Carla's incantatory sung and spoken lyrics on Hello, Voyager's opening and closing tracks, but much of the rest of the record is more overtly composed. Blistering nuggets like the snarling "Smooth Jazz" and the desperate "Truth Is Dark Like Outer Space" are the most rocking tunes Carla has put to tape since the demise of The Geraldine Fibbers (the alt-country band founded in 1992 by Carla), while "The Blue Room" (one of Carla's finest songs, and one she has been carrying around for many years) is finally captured in a stunning studio arrangement that includes organ, violin, cello and contrebasse. "Lucky Lucky Luck" is a playful, sassy, fractured take on the misfit narrative and "Paper Kitten Claw" is its methodical, reflective, poetic foil. Carla's voice perfectly sets and channels the prevailing mood on each song, and is strong as ever.
The album includes contributions from over a dozen Montréal players, including most of Thee Silver Mt. Zion (chiefly on string arrangements), as well as Nadia Moss (organ) and a corps of local drummers who bang out the thunderous rhythm track on "Smooth Jazz" and drive the epic sprawl of the album's closing title track.
Constellation is thrilled to be releasing Carla's second album for the label on CD and 180gLP. Both formats come in their custom card-stock packaging and include a fold-out lyric sheet.
