Jenny Gillespie

Having Followed Many Musical Threads From Jazz To Alt-Country To Electronica Chicago Musician Jenny Gillespie Finds Herself Merging All Of The Tones Sounds And Textures She Loves. Traveling Along The Same Ambient Folk Route As Cocteau Twins And Bon Iver Gillespie Crafts An Otherworldly Yet Earthy Music. After Her 2009 Debut Album Light Year Drew Praise For Its Blend Of Ethereal Folk And Art-Pop Grandeur Jenny Embarked On A New Sonic Adventure Recording Her New Album Kindred Produced By Darwin Smith. The New Songs Veer Into Sometimes Delicate Sometimes Intense Soundscapes With Electronica And Experimental Leanings For A Journey Exploring The Heart's Desire For An Other. The Lyrics Wend Through Metaphysical And Natural Imagery Fronted By The Raw Directness Of A Woman Speaking Her Heart And Mind As She Moves Through A Fractured World. Recorded In Wilmette IL In A Rambling Old House As Well As In Austin TX The Album Features A Host Of Musicians Gary Newcomb Richard Buckner Gary Newcomb Trio Lends Pedal Steel Dony Wynn Robert Palmer Steve Winwood Adds Powerful Drums And Subtle Percussion Steve Bernal Bill Callahan Calla Plays Cello And Bass And Steve Moore Laura Veirs Sufjan Stevens Bill Frisell Contributes Keys And Brass. read less