Bones + Longing
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Gemma Hayes
Bones + Longing
[ Chasing Dragons / CD ]
Release Date: Monday 17 November 2014
"I wanted to focus on the heart of the music and not strive for technical perfection," says Hayes. "There are songs that desperately want to be anthems but we've done a kind of anti-production. Drums are only used sparingly. There's a lot of first takes, flaws and imperfections. It's a more raw form and that's scary. But when I'm singing, I know what I'm feeling. I just wanted the vocal take where I really meant it."
This is the Tipperary native's fifth album. She was Mercury Prize nominated for her debut, Night On My Side, in 2002, and won the Meteor award in Ireland for The Roads Don't Love You in 2006.
"Although Gemma Hayes has not been a commercial success in the U.S., her new album, "Bones+Longing," may be the Irish folk singer-songwriter's perfect introduction into the American indie music scene. "Bones+Longing," released Monday, is a relaxed combination of haunting vocals, witty lyrics and stimulating instrumentals. While some tracks bleed into others, creating the illusion of listening to the same song twice, the album has enough poignant moments to make it more than worthwhile." (The State Press, November 2014)
Tracks:
Laughter
Dreamt You Were Fine
Iona
Joy
Dark Moon
Palomino
To Be Your Honey
Chasing
Making My Way Back
Caught
Bones + Longing
