Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Freakwater's Catherine Irwin Shares "Save Our Ship" Video & Stream of New Album, Little Heater



  
Catherine Irwin's singular writing skills and performance style have always shone through, from her work as primary songwriter in Freakwater to her debut solo album, the spare and haunting Cut Yourself A Switch (2002). Throughout Little Heater, her sophomore solo album and first in ten years, Catherine's lyrics follow the themes of country music - loss, despair, self-destruction, and delusion - but the references and turns of phrase are entirely modern as she aims her laser wit into the dark corners of the human condition. The album combines raw and unadorned vocals with lush countrypolitan-style productions: gorgeous string sections, pedal steel guitar and dense layers of vocal harmonies, all of which gently compliment Catherine's southern gothic tales.

Earlier today, Impose shared the video for album track "Save Our Ship." Impose describes it, "Like a country baptismal down at the creek, the sinking vessel is represented through a water logged acoustic used by Irwin like a pail to save a metaphorical Titanic of the soul." Watch it below.

WATCH/SHARE CATHERINE IRWIN'S "SAVE OUR SHIP" VIDEO:https://vimeo.com/48821912

"At times delicate, at times merciless, and with twang to spare, Catherine's vocals shine on the album, second only to her writing," says Southern magazine Oxford American, where Little Heater is now streaming its entirety. 

STREAM/EMBED/SHARE CATHERINE IRWIN'S LITTLE HEATER: http://snd.sc/Pr1qj2

Catherine Irwin's Little Heater is out September 18th on Thrill Jockey Records. She plays herrecord release show on Saturday, September 22nd at Rudyard Kipling in Louisville, Kentucky.

Little Heater purchase link - http://bit.ly/MjevIA

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