Shotgun Singer
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| Released | April 15, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | North Reading, MA | |||
| Genre | Americana, Folk music | |||
| Label | Signature Sounds | |||
| Producer | Kris Delmhorst, Sam Kassirer | |||
| Kris Delmhorst chronology | ||||
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Shotgun Singer is an album by American singer/songwriter Kris Delmhorst, released in 2008.
History
Delmhorst recorded Shotgun Singer in a rural cabin with minimal recording gear by herself. Once completed, she brought in various players to add to the songs, including her husband Jeffrey Foucault and friend and label-mate Peter Mulvey. Those three had previously released Redbird together five years earlier.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | (no rating) [1] |
Joe Vigilione of Allmusic wrote "... anyone dipping into a song like "Freediver" or any other random track on this disc is bound to be quite surprised at the extraordinary depth inside."[1]
The Boston Herald stated in their review: "Perennial Boston Music Award nominee Delmhorst makes a stunning transformation by moving from the countrified folk of her previous three releases to a dreamier and denser sound brimming with atmosphere and muted-but-infectious melodies... Shotgun Singer is a work of lo-fi beauty, and evidence of an artist taking flight."[2]
Track listing
All songs by Kris Delmhorst.
- "Blue Adeline" – 4:28
- "Heavens Hold the Sun" – 3:43
- "To the Wire" – 4:02
- "Midnight Ringer" – 4:13
- "If Not for Love" – 3:27
- "Riverwide" – 4:19
- "1000 Reasons" – 4:33
- "Birds of Belfast" – 4:57
- "Oleander" – 3:05
- "Kiss It Away" – 3:14
- "Freediver" – 4:02
- "Brand New Sound" – 3:26
Personnel
- Kris Delmhorst – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, organ, piano, cello, tambourine, mandolin, bass, vibraphone, keyboards, Fender Rhondes
- Jeffrey Foucault – acoustic guitar, banjo, slide guitar
- David "Goody" Goodrich – guitar loops
- Sam Kassirer – organ, piano, percussion, keyboards, vibraphone, Fender Rhodes
- Erin McKeown – requinto
- Peter Mulvey – electric guitar
Production
- Produced by Kris Delmhorst and Sam Kassirer
- Engineered by Danny Bernini, Justin Pizzoferrato, Andy Pinkham and Sam Kassirer
- Mastered by Jeff Lipton
- Mixed by Kristen Smith
- Photography by Jon Strymish, Jeffrey Foucault and Kris Delmhorst
- Design by Paul Fucik
References
- ^ a b Viglione, Joe. "Shotgun Singer > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
- ^ Dow, Nate. Boston Herald. April 18, 2008.