The sophomore album from Los Angeles band Valley Queen is a dynamically layered sonic universe of intense range. Carol’s inimitable vocals are as fearlessly fluid as ever—ethereal to thunderous in a note—and fully consuming.
From Natalie Carol: “This version of “Pavement” was an experiment with Lewis Pesacov, who produced our debut record ‘Supergiant.’ We were inspired by the production of Joni Mitchell’s 1976 Hejira. You can hear more of the jazz fusion influence in this version. We worked with Dustin Bookatz on this track, who recorded all of his bass remotely from Australia. His playing gives a Jaco Pastorius flavour to this song I really love.”
“Pavement” (alternate version) on August 4th, 2023 on First City Artists
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