{"product_id":"joan-shelley","title":"Joan Shelley","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn December 2016, after more than a year of touring the world behind her 2015 album \u003cem\u003eOver And Even\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eJoan Shelley\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eNathan Salsburg\u003c\/strong\u003e headed a few hours north to Chicago, where they joined \u003cstrong\u003eJeff Tweedy\u003c\/strong\u003e in Wilco’s Loft studio for five days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpencer Tweedy\u003c\/strong\u003e, home from college, joined on drums, while \u003cstrong\u003eJames Elkington\u003c\/strong\u003e (a collaborator to both Tweedy and Salsburg) shifted between piano and resonator guitar. Jeff added electric accents and some bass but mostly he helped the band stay out of its own way. \"He was protecting the songs. He was stopping us before we went too far,\" says Shelley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Loft proved essential for that approach, as it was wired to capture every musical moment, so no take was lost. If, for instance, some magic happened while Spencer added drums to a tune he’d never heard, or while Elkington tinkered behind a piano, the tape was rolling. Indeed, half of these songs are first takes. \"The first time is always the best. That’s when everyone’s on the edge of their seats, listening to not mess it up,\" Shelley says. \"They’re depending on each other to get through it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s fitting that the resulting set is self-titled. These are, after all, Shelley’s most assured and complete thoughts to date, with lyrics as subtle and sensitive as her peerless voice and a band that offers support through restraint and nuance. In eleven songs, this is the sound of \u003cstrong\u003eJoan Shelley\u003c\/strong\u003e emerging as one of music’s most expressive emotional syndicates. LP - With Download.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Quarter","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50486199222603,"sku":"1008413","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50486200107339,"sku":"1008412","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/7a43fdbd-d6a8-42e9-933a-37c8d3fe1291_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727606242","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/joan-shelley","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}