“Cut and Dry” is the new single/video from Cornfield’s forthcoming album “Could Have Done Anything“, that came out in May. Recruiting her brother Joe Cornfield for the video, the two compiled old camcorder footage of Charlotte’s early days as a musician. The result is a heartwarming, tear-jerking exploration of Charlotte’s life up until her current days, playing shows and prepping for motherhood.
“When I wrote this song I was thinking about the idea of leaving things behind as a part of moving on – those painful past experiences that cause a pang of embarrassment and regret, the people who were at one point a central part of my life with whom I’ve fallen out of orbit – and how we can’t really sever ties with our past selves no matter how hard we try.”
Charlotte Cornfield
She just gets better and better with every record. There’s something so personal and intimate about her song writing which you can relate to, a bit like a female Jonathan Richman. Some of it reminds me of Neil Young and Joni Mitchell, or The Beatles’ classic song writing. There’s a great song on her latest album [] about going to see a Magnetic Fields gig. She’s a real storyteller.
released May 12th, 2023
All songs written by Charlotte Cornfield
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