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It follows her earlier, critically acclaimed albums, \u003ci\u003eNot So Deep As A Well\u003c\/i\u003e (2014) and \u003ci\u003eMa délire – Songs of love, lost and found\u003c\/i\u003e (2021). Myriam began exploring the complex folk traditions of Quebec (and beyond), with Ma délire, which combines traditional and original songs with arrangements that make space for avant-garde musical interludes by such folks as guitarist Bill Nace (Body\/Head) and renowned jazz percussionist Chris Corsano.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMayday\u003c\/i\u003e presents an even more syncretic fusion of the elements Myriam uses to create her sound. Most of the songs are original, sung in both English and French, and they blend traditional and avant elements with abandon. She is often accompanied on this album by the guitarist Marisa Anderson and drummer Jim White (Dirty Three, Xylouris White), whose work provides a quietly aggressive sort of free-rock base. Additional players include Montreal bassist Cédric Dind-Lavoie, Bill Nace and saxophonist Zoh Amba. \u003ci\u003eMayday\u003c\/i\u003e is a thoroughly thrilling effort that manages to create new vistas of sound while maintaining a feel that is both intimate and familiar. The music here certainly possesses a richly serious tone, but Myriam Gendron (like Leonard Cohen) is able to infuse her darkness with a subtle, powerful light that reminds us that even the most pitch-black night is but a transitional stat\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thrill Jockey","offers":[{"title":"Green LP","offer_id":50415471558987,"sku":"2187772","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50415468282187,"sku":"2187771","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/73e50c49-3d3b-99fc-2850-1168f6d4c003_ad8d6116_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726690453"},{"product_id":"lullabies-from-the-archive-of-american-folk-song","title":"Lullabies from the Archive of American Folk Song","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoan Shelley and Myriam Gendron pair together for a 7\" in collaboration with Alan Lomax Archive, drawing attention to their recent collection of lullabies \u003ci\u003eHush The Waves Are Rolling In\u003c\/i\u003e. 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Equal parts soft and sorrowful, \u003cem\u003eNot So Deep As A Well\u003c\/em\u003e became something of a sleeper hit upon its initial release back in 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHer debut album shone a warm lamp-light glow upon a curious and captivating new voice in the Quebecois folk world. Nearly ten years on from its release in her native Canada and America, \u003cem\u003eNot So Deep As A Well\u003c\/em\u003e gets a European release for the first time this autumn, with a new pressing on the Basin Rock label (Julie Byrne, Aoife Nessa Frances, Trevor Beales, Juni Habel) which features two tracks not included on the original release - ‘Bric-à-brac’ and ‘The Small Hours’ - both written and recorded in the early days of 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded alone in her apartment, with no knowledge of sound engineering, it could almost be a lost artefact, a dust-lined document of a forgotten time and place. Taking the poems of Dorothy Parker, whose work Gendron stumbled upon by chance in a Montreal bookstore, she imbues the words with a graceful, gentle expression, a lingering sense of sorrow always present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA stark, spellbinding collection, \u003cem\u003eNot So Deep As A Well\u003c\/em\u003e is raw and unyielding in so many ways we no longer expect to hear. As if sitting in the room with her, Gendron’s voice is cracked and unadorned, quietly forced into a push and pull between the quietude of the songs and the noisy world outside.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Basin Rock","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50441696379211,"sku":"2076043","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50441695822155,"sku":"2076042","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/BR017CD_28f00f40_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726985388"},{"product_id":"mayday-ua","title":"Mayday","description":"\u003cp\u003eMayday is the third LP by Montreal-based artist, Myriam Gendron. 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Additional players include Montreal bassist Cédric Dind-Lavoie, Bill Nace and saxophonist Zoh Amba. Mayday is a thoroughly thrilling effort that manages to create new vistas of sound while maintaining a feel that is both intimate and familiar. 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