Joan Shelley- Over and Even
Joan Shelly's new album, Over And Even, was written in the back of an abandoned beauty parlor on the island of Thessaloniki. The whole thing had something to do with Vashti Bunyan. That's what Joan told me, but Joan Shelley is a poet, so she makes things up. In a small, dark room that smells of expired hair-do chemicals, there is talk of hypnosis. All the windows are blacked out. "Look into my eyes." White walls are blinding in the ancient sunlight. A bowl of oranges shines like solid gold, waiting for you. There is a small classical guitar, a sunburn, and a key that turns a lock, and songs come pouring out. Maybe the Greek deal was really about Leonard Cohen. That's Joanie's jam: songs wide open enough to let the wind blow the curtains around, and solid enough to hang a ton of heartache on. She writes smart, beautiful songs full of poetry, history, mystery and nature. Like all the best sad songs, they will make you cry. Then they will drag you outside and leave you flat on your back, staring up at the stars.
Tracklist:
- Brighter Than The Blues
- Stay On My Sure
- Over and Even
- Not Over By Half
- Ariadne's Gone
- No More Shelter
- Easy Now
- Lure and Line
- Jenny Come In
- Wine And Honey
- My Only Trouble
- Subtle Love
UPC > 616892303640
Format > New CD
Label > No Quarter
Shop online at Darkside Records.
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Joan Shelly's new album, Over And Even, was written in the back of an abandoned beauty parlor on the island of Thessaloniki. The whole thing had something to do with Vashti Bunyan. That's what Joan told me, but Joan Shelley is a poet, so she makes things up. In a small, dark room that smells of expired hair-do chemicals, there is talk of hypnosis. All the windows are blacked out. "Look into my eyes." White walls are blinding in the ancient sunlight. A bowl of oranges shines like solid gold, waiting for you. There is a small classical guitar, a sunburn, and a key that turns a lock, and songs come pouring out. Maybe the Greek deal was really about Leonard Cohen. That's Joanie's jam: songs wide open enough to let the wind blow the curtains around, and solid enough to hang a ton of heartache on. She writes smart, beautiful songs full of poetry, history, mystery and nature. Like all the best sad songs, they will make you cry. Then they will drag you outside and leave you flat on your back, staring up at the stars.
Tracklist:
- Brighter Than The Blues
- Stay On My Sure
- Over and Even
- Not Over By Half
- Ariadne's Gone
- No More Shelter
- Easy Now
- Lure and Line
- Jenny Come In
- Wine And Honey
- My Only Trouble
- Subtle Love
UPC > 616892303640
Format > New CD
Label > No Quarter
Shop online at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.