AOIFE O’DONOVAN ‘Age of Apathy’ 2CD

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Description

Described by The New York Times as “A vocalist of unerring instinct,” Irish/American singer/songwriter, Aoife O’Donovan has a mightily impressive CV. She’s probably best known as the vocalist in folk experimentalists Crooked Still, but there’s a lot more to her than that! For a start, she, along with her trio – I’m With Her – nabbed a Grammy award for Best American Roots Song in 2020 with their single, Call My Name. She’s also featured as a member of jazz outfit The Dave Douglas Quintet. That’s before we get to the extensive list of acclaimed musicians with whom she’s collaborated – Jim Lauderdale, Edgar Meyer, Joe Henry and Christina Courtin amongst them.
Aoife’s first solo album in six years, it’s packed with songs described, variously, as reflective, sophisticated, intimate, gentle and reassuring. The songs trace a journey through Aoife’s adult life – but it’s clear that the experiences she recalls and the questions she asks herself apply to any of us on that same journey – and culminate with the question: “What do you want from yourself?”
The sound is folky with a strong layer of jazz, vulnerable and Joni Mitchell-shaded at one extreme and sophisticated with flavourings of Laura Nyro at the other, The instrumentation is sparse, yet highly effective – predominantly acoustic with guitar, piano, mandolin and flute all playing their part, and the subtlest percussion that you’ll EVER hear!