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1.1 Slowly1.2 We've Come So Far1.3 If You Wanna Love1.4 The Starting Line1.5 Quiet on Sunset1.6 Moving Back to Denver1.7 Simple Life1.8 Darkest Hours1.9 The One Good Thing1.10 Night Train1.11 At Any Cost1.12 Second Chances |
 | | Description: | An award-winning singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, film composer, producer, and solo artist, Abby Posner is a multi-tasker at heart. She shines a light on the full spread of her creative abilities with Second Chances, an album that uses modern American roots music as a springboard for a bigger, bolder sound. Influenced by everything from punk/rock to electronic music, Second Chances is every bit as diverse as the artist who made it. Inspired by a life-changing breakup and the introspective soul-searching that followed, the album deals with themes like resilience, patience, acceptance, self-awareness, and rebuilding. Posner calls it "a queer love story," but she clarifies that Second Chances is more about self-love than the affection we receive from others. "I wrote the songs about my own journey," she explains. "It's less about the one who got away, and more about discovering there's something better awaiting you. That's why I called it Second Chances. I'm getting into the second act of my life, chasing down something new." Something new, indeed. Second Chances carves out it's own genre-fluid identity, funneling Posner's influences into a sound that's entirely her own. "Quiet on Sunset" begins as an acoustic folk ballad before moving into electronic territory. "If You Wanna Love" bridges the gap between Posner's punk/rock past and Americana present. "Darkest Hours"-one of three songs to feature contributions from a full band-is a late-night soul song punctuated by bluesy fretwork. The indie-pop textures of "We've Come So Far" nod to modern influences like Phoebe Bridgers, while the hushed vocal harmonies in "Moving Back to Denver" evoke Elliot Smith's iconic bedroom recordings. Like Smith, Posner recorded the bulk of Second Chances at home, playing all of the instruments herself while pulling triple-duty as songwriter, performer, and producer. She also pieced together a band to perform three songs-"Darkest Hours," "Night Train," and "Simple Life"-during a short live-in-the-studio session. "I wanted to revisit the old-school mentality of capturing a song with one take, without any bells and whistles," she says of the songs that feature other musicians. "Then I paired those full-band recordings with the rest of the record, where I'm exploring plug-ins, production techniques, and a wider canvas of sound by myself." The eclectic career of Posner is reflected throughout Second Chances and Posner has never sounded so resolute. Dynamic, melodic, virtuosic, and proudly idiosyncratic, Second Chances reintroduces Abby Posner as a music industry veteran who's still chasing down new horizons.Auteure-compositrice-interprète primée, multi-instrumentiste, compositrice de films, productrice et artiste solo, Abby Posner est une artiste polyvalente dans l'âme. Elle met en lumière l'étendue de ses capacités créatives avec Second Chances, un album qui utilise la musique roots américaine moderne comme tremplin pour un son plus grand et plus audacieux. Influencé par tout, du punk/rock à la musique électronique, Second Chances est tout aussi diversifié que l'artiste qui l'a réalisé. Inspiré par une rupture qui a changé sa vie et l'introspection qui a suivi, l'album aborde des thèmes comme la résilience, la patience, l'acceptation, la conscience de soi et la reconstruction. Posner l'appelle « une histoire d'amour queer », mais elle précise que Second Chances parle plus d'amour-propre que de l'affection que nous recevons des autres. « J'ai écrit les chansons sur mon propre parcours », explique-t-elle. « Il s?agit moins de celui qui s?est enfui que de découvrir qu?il y a quelque chose de mieux qui vous attend. C?est pourquoi je l?ai appelé Second Chances. J?entre dans le deuxième acte de ma vie, à la recherche de quelque chose de nouveau. » Quelque chose de nouveau, en effet. Second Chances se forge sa propre identité fluide de genre, canalisant les influences de Posner dans un son qui lui est entièrement propre. « Quiet on Sunset » commence comme une ballade folk acoustique avant de passer au territoire électronique. « If You Wanna Love » comble le fossé entre le passé punk/rock de Posner et le présent de l?Americana. « Darkest Hours » ? l?une des trois chansons à inclure les contributions d?un groupe complet ? est une chanson soul de fin de soirée ponctuée de fretwork bluesy. Les textures indie-pop de « We?ve Come So Far » font un clin d??il aux influences modernes comme Phoebe Bridgers, tandis que les harmonies vocales feutrées de « Moving Back to Denver » évoquent les enregistrements de chambre emblématiques d?Elliot Smith. Comme Smith, Posner a enregistré la majeure partie de Second Chances chez elle, jouant | | | No. of tracks: |
12 |
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BLRL75221.1 |
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