Flights by Dora Maar
Henriette Theodora Markovitch (aka Dora Maar, 1907 – 1997) was a photographer, poet, left-wing activist and founding member of the Surrealists; Dora Maar is also a band, formed in Leith in 2013; the former’s spirit infuses the latter’s.
The band self-released their debut EP in December of 2013 and - after a copious quantity of rejected material, much soul-searching, laziness, politics-induced fury/depression and a line-up change - they recorded their second, Flights, with Samuel Joseph Smith at Glasgow’s Green Door Studio in early 2016.
The fingerprints of their first EP’s post-punk influences linger but are very much augmented by those of ‘60s chamber pop, ‘70s glam, and (timeless) northern soul. The songs are dominated by no small amount of neurotic self-questioning and capitalist realist ennui, but not without remembering Leonard Cohen’s ‘Anthem’: “There is a crack in everything/That’s how the light gets in”.
Flights is the final release on Soft Power Records.
Tracklist
| 1. | So, Young Fanatic | 3:44 |
| 2. | Walking With Heather | 4:04 |
| 3. | Towering Greyness | 3:14 |
| 4. | Magpie | 5:17 |
Credits
Music by Dora Maar
Lyrics by Andrew R. Hill
Andrew R. Hill – vox/guitar/keys
Grant Munro-Martinez – drums/percussion/vox
Andrew Scott – guitar/vox/keys
Erika Sella – bass guitar/vox
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Samuel Joseph Smith at The Green Door Studio/SJSMastering in Glasgow, February/March 2016.
Originally released on limited cassette on Soft Power Records, 27 August 2016, cat. no. SOFT036.
