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Cat. No.: 176 4347 |
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BRAZILIAN GIRLS | New York City
ARTISTS Sabina Sciubba, vocals
TRACK LISTING St. Petersburg
Over the course of two previous studio albums and countless all-nighters at their East Village clubhouse, Nublu, Brazilian Girls have established a reputation as New York’s premier international party band. To attend a Brazilian Girls show—with its blur of beats, colors and textures—is to experience something like time travel: No one else is quite as capable of making a few hours fly by like a few minutes. For the Girls’ third full-length album, the group wanted to slow down their process. “The pace of recording on our last album was really frenetic,” Sciubba explains. “And we never wanna do the same thing twice. So for this one we decided to really take our time with the writing and recording. We all calmed down a little bit, and we didn’t rush anything.” The result of nearly eight months’ worth of work on their own and with producer Hector Castillo, the boldly titled New York City is Brazilian Girls’ most sophisticated, dynamic effort yet. To be sure, the album contains its fair share (more, really) of uptempo party-starters: “We just want to have a good time all the time,” Sciubba admits gleefully over an infectious hand-clap beat in the aptly named “Good Time,” while “Losing Myself” rides a go-go organ groove. New York City’s title was inspired by the heavy touring Brazilian Girls did in support of their last album Talk to La Bomb; Scuibba says that after seeing the world and spending time in exotic locales like St. Petersburg and Berlin (both of which have songs named after them here) she discovered that the band’s hometown contains pieces of everywhere else. “You can find a bit of every city in New York City,” she says. Adds Johnston, “This record is about us starting to realize our roots and where all this stuff is coming from.” The members of the band are sure that the wide variety of fans who make up Brazilian Girls’ diverse audience will respond to their latest explorations. “Rather than something cool or hip, I think people are looking for something that touches them,” says Sciubba. “Everyone needs a little love right now.” |
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Cat. No.: 478 0660 |
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SIERRA HULL | Secrets
ARTISTS Sierra Hull
TRACK LISTING 1. Secrets
Rounder Records/Decca is proud to announce the release of Secrets, the national debut album by 16-year old mandolin prodigy Sierra Hull. Due June 2008, Secrets is a remarkably mature album that balances hard-driving bluegrass with thoughtful, moving ballads. At the age of eight, Hull became an adored and respected young picker in bluegrass circles. At the tender age of 11, Hull made her Grand Ole Opry debut, when she was invited to play with her heroine, Alison Krauss. Since then, Hull has competed in and won numerous mandolin and guitar championships, showcased at The International Bluegrass Music Association's World of Bluegrass, and was a featured performer on the Great High Mountain Tour, which included an all-star bluegrass lineup (with Krauss, Ralph Stanley, and others), that performed songs from the soundtracks of O Brother Where Art Thou and Cold Mountain. Hull also hosts her own bluegrass festival (The Sierra Hull Bluegrass Festival) in her hometown of Byrdsville, Tennessee. See Hull's performance with Alison Krauss & Union Station here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDZ9PN5K06Q Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee in 2007, Secrets was co-produced by Hull and Ron Block (Union Station) and features Block, Dan Tyminski, Barry Bales, Jerry Douglas, Stuart Duncan, Tony Rice, Jim VanCleve, Rob Ickes, Chris Jones, Jason Moore, and 17-year-old banjo whiz Cory Walker (who is in Sierra's band, Highway 111). The album includes 13 tracks, three of which were written or co-written by Hull. It's amazing to listen to her precision and agility at the young age of 16. If that isn't enough, check out her guitar playing on 'Hullarious' and the excellence of the self-written composition', says fellow mandolinist Sam Bush. 'Sierra's vocals are effortless and straight to the point, while keeping the focus on melody. Her mandolin playing is smooth, in time, and downright slippery. |
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Cat. No.: 478 0987 |
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DAN TYMINSKI | Wheels
ARTISTS Dan Tyminski
TRACK LISTING 1 Wheels Written by Patrick McDougal
Dan Tyminski has one of the most recognized voices in bluegrass, known to millions through his role as vocalist/multi-instrumentalist with Alison Krauss and Union Station and as the featured vocalist on the hit version of "Man of Constant Sorrow" from the film O Brother, Where Art Thou? Wheels is only Tyminski's second solo album, following the successful Carry Me Across the Mountain, which was released in 2000 (and since reissued by Rounder). Wheels introduces the Dan Tyminski Band, with which Dan will be touring throughout 2008. The band features Adam Steffey on mandolin (formerly of AKUS and Mountain Heart), Ron Stewart on banjo (JD. Crowe & the New South, Longview, the Lynn Morris Band), Barry Bales on bass (AKUS), and Justin Moses on fiddle (NewFound Road). As a member of Alison Krauss and Union Station, Dan has won numerous Grammy, CMA, and IBMA awards. He was named IBMA's Male Vocalist of the Year three times, and was 2004's SPBGMA Male Vocalist of the Year. Wheels is a powerful collection of contemporary bluegrass, which blends the sleek sophistication of Union Station with Dan's hard-driving, emotional approach. It includes songs by Tyminski, two by AKUS bandmate Ron Block, Tim Stafford (Blue Highway), and more. Special guests include Vince Gill and the Whites. The all-star Dan Tyminski Band is featured throughout: Barry Bales, Justin Moses, Ron Stewart, and Adam Steffey.
"In the last 20 years, there have been very few voices that have been so synonymous with one genre of music. Dan Tyminski's heart beats in tandem with that of bluegrass music. If he can't state the case for bluegrass, no one can." - Jerry Douglas "A whiz on things with strings who possesses a rich tenor...one of the genre's biggest talents." Rolling Stone "He is a widely admired vocalist and instrumentalist with immense enthusiasm for reaching new audiences with a broader and deeper brand of bluegrass." |
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