{"title":"Abigail Lapell","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbigail Lapell is a Canadian folk-noir singer-songwriter based in Toronto. With her hauntingly beautiful voice and introspective lyrics, she captivates audiences with her unique blend of folk, country, and blues. Abigail's music explores themes of love, loss, and the human experience, drawing inspiration from both personal stories and the world around her. Her soulful melodies and poetic storytelling create an emotional connection that resonates with listeners. Whether performing on stage or recording in the studio, Abigail's passion for music shines through in every note.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout her career, Abigail has released several critically acclaimed albums that have garnered praise from both fans and critics alike. Her debut album [Album Name] showcased her raw talent as a songwriter and established her as a rising star in the folk music scene. Since then, she has continued to evolve as an artist, pushing boundaries and exploring new musical territories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to her solo work, Abigail has collaborated with other talented musicians and bands, lending her vocals and songwriting skills to various projects. She has also toured extensively across Canada and internationally, sharing her music with audiences far and wide.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"lullabies-6","title":"Lullabies","description":"\u003cp\u003eAbigail Lapell's \"Lullabies\" is a haunting collection of traditional songs from around the world, arranged and performed on classical guitar and vocals - Recorded by Michael Timmins of Cowboy Junkies at his Toronto studio, the project includes songs in English, French, Hebrew, Spanish, Yiddish, German, Japanese and Welsh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Outside Music","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50395763999051,"sku":"2149058","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_5edf1fe5_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726471472"},{"product_id":"getaway-3","title":"Getaway","description":"\u003cp\u003eCall it prairie noir, or Canadiana desert rock: Abigail Lapell sings haunting, gorgeous modern folk songs, mapping epic natural landscapes and deeply intimate, personal territory. The Toronto vocalist, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist has released three acclaimed solo albums--Hide Nor Hair, her Chris Stringer-produced sophomore LP, won a Canadian Folk Music Award for Contemporary Album of the Year in 2017. Since then, Lapell has been on the road, touring across Canada, the U.S. and Europe, and playing at festivals like Pop Montreal, Mariposa, In The Dead Of Winter, Tiny Lights and Folk On The Rocks.p\u0026gt;  For Getaway, Lapell spent time in the mountains, digging through her vault of unreleased material, and ended up with dozens of road songs to choose from. Working again with producer Chris Stringer, she expanded her pool of collaborators, recruiting Christine Bougie (Bahamas) on lap steel, Dan Fortin (Bernice) on bass and Jake Oelrichs on drums. p\u0026gt;  Getaway sounds fuller than Lapell's previous records, her signature howl and warm, melodic guitar chops matched by a bluesy rhythm section. One of the record's most striking moments is just acoustic guitar and two voices: Lapell and Sipos, captured live in a room together, harmonizing overtop plucked strings on the transfixing \"Down by the Water.\" The result is Lapell's most eclectic and confident album to date. p\u0026gt;  \"'Getaway' pushes at the bounds of what Lapell has achieved so far. Drawing horns, harmonica, and even an accordion together, the soundscapes paint pictures of their own.\"  --Exclaim!p\u0026gt;  \"Haunting voice and impeccable guitar playing.\"  -- CBC p\u0026gt;  \"Traces of Natalie Merchant, Sharon Van Etten, Frazey Ford and Sandy Denny.\"  -- Folk Radio UK\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coax","offers":[{"title":"Blue LP","offer_id":50527178948939,"sku":"2022165","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50527177998667,"sku":"2022161","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_bf080e70_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728052288"},{"product_id":"anniversary","title":"Anniversary","description":"\u003cp\u003eAward-winning Toronto songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Abigail Lapell returns with \u003ci\u003eAnniversary\u003c\/i\u003e, an evocative collection of original love songs - Produced with Great Lake Swimmers' Tony Dekker, the album was recorded at 200-year-old St Mark's Church in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario - Dekker helped shape the sessions' spooky, resonant sound and also lent his voice to a couple of spellbinding duets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Lapell's deft lyrics jostle with love song tropes, grappling with love's finitude and the irony of how codependency and longing are revered in popular music. A ghost story is woven through the album: waltzing in the dusty barroom country of \"Blue Blaze,\" buried in the superstitious lyrical streak of \"Rattlesnake\" and audible in a wheezing organ as it shuts down at the end of \"Footsteps.\" Still, \"Anniversary\" emerges as an earnest celebration of commitment. Earworms like \"Anniversary Song\" and \"Someone Like You\" showcase intricately layered harmonies, while closer \"Stars\" affirms that there's no place the speaker would rather be than with the one she loves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDekker and Lapell assembled a stellar cast of musicians to support Lapell's powerhouse vocals, piano, harmonica and signature fingerstyle guitar. The core band includes Dan Fortin on bass, Jake Oelrichs on drums, and Tania Gill on the church's piano, harpsichord and organ. Rounding out the ensemble's sensitive orchestral arrangements are Rebecca Hennessy (trumpet), Rachael Cardiello (viola), Michael Davidson (marimba and vibraphone) and Joe Lapinsky (pedal steel), who also engineered and mixed the record. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Outside Music","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":51245941752139,"sku":"2180571","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Blue LP","offer_id":51245942669643,"sku":"2180572","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/201374941064_a94d276f_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1739229790"},{"product_id":"shadow-child","title":"Shadow Child","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery mother has a unique story. One thing is true for every mother, though: There’s no deadline quite like a pregnancy. Award-winning Toronto singer-songwriter Abigail Lapell was pregnant with her first child when she booked studio time on Vancouver Island to make an album about motherhood. The nine songs on \u003cem\u003eShadow Child\u003c\/em\u003e — one for each month of gestation — had to be ready before then, and her return flight was booked on the last day she could safely fly in her third trimester. Working with producer Colin Stewart (Dan Mangan, Black Mountain), Lapell finished her songs in the studio and on rural walks beside the Pacific Ocean. She enlisted some of her favourite singers, all British Columbians, all mothers: Frazey Ford, Jill Barber, Pharis Romero. “They’re all people with unique, distinctive voices,” she says, “which is what I’m drawn to.” Musically, Lapell was looking for a stark, acoustic sound, as opposed to 2024’s Juno Award-nominated Anniversary (recorded in Niagara with Great Lake Swimmers’ Tony Dekker) and 2022’s acclaimed Stolen Time (recorded in Montreal with Howard Bilerman, featuring E Street Band saxophonist Jake Clemons). Lapell’s road to motherhood was fraught, involving years of IVF and a 2023 miscarriage — that she experienced on stage while on tour. (She finished her set.) Her son was born in November 2024. The song cycle of \u003cem\u003eShadow Child\u003c\/em\u003e covers joy and loss, using metaphors from Maritime tragedy, “little cannibals,” reproductive health, acquiring language, and lives altered by the arrival of a newborn. 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