O'Donovan rises with "Phoenix"
Friday, March 31, 2023 – Aoife O'Donovan released "Phoenix" today from the "Age of Apathy Solo Sessions" out May 12 on Yep Roc Records.
The companion album features eight acoustic versions of songs from her multi-GRAMMY-nominated album "Age of Apathy" reimagined as intimate solo performances.
The album was nominated for three GRAMMYS, including Best Folk Album as well as Best American Roots Performance and Best American Roots Song, both for "Prodigal Daughter" featuring Allison Russell.
Recorded through a residency with Full Sail University in Winter Park, Fla., O'Donovan wrote and recorded 2022's "Age Of Apathy" on-site at their studio with engineer Darren Schneider while collaborating entirely remotely with producer Joe Henry (Bonnie Raitt, Rhiannon Giddens).
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Whether Aoife O'Donovan has made the decision to leave her day job with Crooked Still remains to be seen, but based on the results of her second solo album, "In The Magic Hour," she'd clearly fare just fine if she opted to pursue her own career full time. It's not like she hasn't spread her wings far afield already; in recent years she's loaned her talents to a diverse array of musicians that includes Ollabelle, Jerry Douglas, Jim Lauderdale, Darol Anger, Sarah ...
Aiofe O'Donovan has been on a roll. As lead singer of the well-regarded alt.-bluegrass band, Crooked Still, O'Donovan helped put the alt. in the bluegrass with her light, sometimes breathy vocals. She also gained attention for singing on two songs on "The Goat Rodeo Sessions." She's now on her own (Crooked Still is on hiatus) for her first full-length disc.
O'Donovan shows she is more that up to the task, starting with Lay My Burden Down, which the Massachusetts ...
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