Fact #128971
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Short story:
Astrid Williamson releases a new LP, We Go To Dream, on One Little Indian Records in the UK.
Full article:
It’s hard to accept that, after six exquisite solo albums, Williamson still isn’t the household name she should be. The problem? Musically she’s hard to pigeon-hole and lyrically she’s inclined to examine topics like feminism, war and spirituality in more depth and with more individuality than our mass media can happily snuggle up to. Musically, for example, she’ll subvert a beautifully aching and sensitively sung pop tune like Hide In Your Heart with big, anxious synth stabs - a justified creative decision, but not a hotline to hitsville. Her skeletal heartache ballad Scattered, just Astrid and her piano, could sell millions if promoted via any of those crass tv 'reality' shows, but it’s probably too real for them.
(Review by Johnny Black, Hi Fi News 2015)
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(Review by Johnny Black, Hi Fi News 2015)