Peacemaker Vera Sola

• 1 Bad Idea 02:59
• 2 The Line 03:52
• 3 I'm Lying 05:26
• 4 Get Wise 03:29
• 5 Desire Path 04:42
• 6 Waiting 02:35
• 7 Bird House 04:06
• 8 Hands 03:51
• 9 Is That You? 04:42
• 10 Blood Bond 04:50
• 11 Instrument of War 03:46
• Total Runtime 44:18

Info for Peacemaker

Peacemaker follows Vera Sola's critically acclaimed 2018 debut Shades. It marks a dramatic shift from the shadowy, enclosed nature of her first recordings, to a sweeping new sonic landscape and renewed focus on her remarkable voice. Recorded predominantly in Nashville over the fall of 2019, Vera Sola, ever the orchestrator, opened herself up to the magic of collaboration, working alongside co-producer Kenneth Pattengale, to bring in dozens of musicians to embellish the sound. The record is at times bold and orchestral while retaining some of the dirt and grit that was present under the fingernails of Shades, realising a whole world while managing to also find remarkable detail in snapshot vignettes. Influences range from New World Symphony - Antonín Dvořák’s exploration of American history and landscapes - to the rattling percussion and distorted guitar of 80s era Tom Waits. The lyrics are at times surreal, at others tender, unflinchingly bold and revealing or touching with jolts of everyday mundanity.

Vera Sola

Danielle Aykroyd
known professionally as Vera Sola, is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and recording artist. Originally a poet who studied under Jorie Graham at Harvard University, she is known for her lyricism as well as her wide vocal range and unique vibrato. Considered as a masterful storyteller, she is especially noted for her intense stage presence and her use of music to address dark topics such as those relating to environmental issues and species extinction.

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