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Suzanne Vega
01. Crack In the Wall
02. Fools Complaint
03. I Never Where White
04. Portrait of the Knight of Wands
05. Don't Uncork What You Can't Contain
06. Jacob and the Angel
07. Silver Bridge
08. Song of the Stoic
09. Laying on of Hands / Stoic 2
10. Horizon (There is A Road)

Released on 3rd February - available to despatch now

Vegas first new studio album in seven years, features ten new songs each telling a story that has to do with the material world and the world of the spirit and how they intersect. Suzanne spent the past few years writing and recording these new gems on the road, recording portions in Chicago, London, Prague, LA and New York City, and Kyserike Station, an old train station in upstate New York. Tracking for the album took place mostly at the Clubhouse Studios in Rhinebeck, and the album was mixed by Kevin Killen, who has worked with Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush. "A lot of my older albums, especially the second one, were about being solitary. This album has more of a sense of connectivity, there is a different spirit." Queen of Pentacles taps into Vegas broad range of musical tastes, intertwining Dylan/Stones inspired guitar-driven songs with lush orchestral strings and trumpet, soul-packed background vocals and Vegas masterful classic folk elements. A fan of hip hop as well, Vega samples the 50 Cent hit song Candy Shop for one of the more unique tracks on the album, Dont Uncork What You Cant Contain. This is Suzannes first sampling effort " although her song Tom's Diner has been interpolated countless times in the hip-hop community, she has not sampled anyone else until this album.

January 2014

Suzanne Vega - Tales From The Realm of the Queen of Pentacles

Suzanne Vega

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