This Paradise by Lucy Roleff
Recalling the sublime fingerpicked purity of folk singers-past such as Bridget St John and Linda Perhacs, estimable Melbourne folk artist Lucy Roleff releases her debut album This Paradise via Lost And Lonesome on July 15, 2016.
The follow-up to Longbows — Lucy’s acclaimed EP of 2013 — was recorded with Tony Dupé (Holly Throsby, Grand Salvo) at his home studio in a hundred year-old church in South Gippsland; Tony and his partner Claire Deak adding some subtle strings, bowed glockenspiel, pump organ and cymbal washes to Lucy’s deft nylon string, harp and woodwind compositions.
‘Every Time’, the album's second single, was composed on a 20 euro tobacco-stained junk store acoustic guitar that Lucy acquired while residing in Berlin a few years back. Sombre and enchanting, the song is a meditation on moments of quiet domestic solitude and others of turmoil brought on by a vagabond lover who comes and goes, stirring everything in their wake.
Songs by Lucy Roleff
Recorded and Mixed by Tony Dupé
Arrangements by Lucy Roleff, Tony Dupé and Claire Deak
Lucy Roleff - Vocals, Guitar, Harp, Flute, Piano
Tony Dupé & Claire Deak - Cello, Bowed Glockenspiel, Cymbals, Piano, Pump Organ
Rosalind Hall - Saxophone, Clarinet
Alex Badham - Bass, Electric Guitar
Dayna Roberts - Violin
Tracklist
| 1. | Aspen | 3:37 |
| 2. | Haus | 4:14 |
| 3. | Hotel Interstate | 2:21 |
| 4. | This Paradise | 4:11 |
| 5. | I Held Back the Hair | 3:47 |
| 6. | Chasing the Dog | 2:27 |
| 7. | Every Time | 3:44 |
| 8. | How Will I Get That High? | 2:13 |
| 9. | Two Children | 5:44 |
| 10. | Jessica | 3:54 |
