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Thanya Iyer ‎– Kind - New LP Record 2020 Top Shelf USA Pink/Orange/Cream Vinyl - Neo Soul / Experimental / Jazz

Thanya Iyer ‎– Kind - New LP Record 2020 Top Shelf USA Pink/Orange/Cream Vinyl - Neo Soul / Experimental / Jazz

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Thanya Iyer ‎– Kind

Label:
Top Shelf Records ‎– TSR217
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo, Hibiscus (Pink/Orange/Cream) Aside/ Bside 12" vinyl
Country:
US
Released:
31 Jul 2020
Genre:
Electronic, Jazz, Folk, World, & Country
Style:
Experimental, Soul 

Tracklist  

A1 I Woke Up (In The Water)
A2 I Forget To Drink Water (Balance)
Harp – Emilie KahnSaxophone – Devin Brahja WaldmanTrombone – Felix Del TrediciTrumpet – Simon Millerd
A3 My Mind Keeps Running
Flute – Anh PhungSaxophone – Devin Brahja Waldman
A4 Please Don't Hold Me Hostage For Who I Am For Who I Was
Voice – Shaina Hayes
A5 Look Up To The Light
Trumpet – Simon MillerdVoice – Shaina Hayes
A6 Bring Back That Which Is Kind To You
Accordion, Voice – Frédérique RoyFlute – Anh PhungSaxophone – Devin Brahja WaldmanTrombone – Felix Del TrediciTrumpet – Simon Millerd
B7 Into The Water
Choir – Mawmz Plus Choir [Shelby Cohen, Corey Gulkin, Emilie Kahn, Brigitte Naggar, Sarah Rossy, Tamara Sandor]Trumpet – Simon Millerd
B8 Let The Smoke Clear
Trumpet – Simon Millerd
B9 Alien
Choir – Mawmz Plus Choir [Shelby Cohen, Corey Gulkin, Emilie Kahn, Brigitte Naggar, Sarah Rossy, Tamara Sandor]
B10 I Just Lay Down My Head
Trumpet, Electronics – Scott Bevins
B11 Always, Be Together
Flute – Anh Phung

Notes

2021 Second press. Edition of 500.

Includes 4-page insert with credits, portraits of musicians, and lyrics.

"Crucial questions around healing, cultural identity, and disability are among the many subjects visited by Thanya Iyer's sophomore album, KIND. Although represented by a concise title, KIND explores an expansive universe where Iyer and her band examine interpersonal relationships, ideas of home and destination, and our collective responsibilities to one another. To aid in this journey of big, difficult questions, Iyer enlists the help of a huge cast of musicians, with guest features ranging from brass trios, vocal sextets, flautists, and harpists.

Underscoring its explorative nature, the constant movement of KIND melds the sounds of experimental pop and improv into a magical amalgam that teems with flashes of jazz and nuanced electronics. Iyer's rhythm section pulsates with genre-defying palettes of blips and skitters that twist elegantly into the melodic voices of interlocking synth, strings, and piano, all led by Iyer's enrapturing lilt. The rhythmic direction of bassist Alexander Kasirer-Smibert and percussionist Daniel Gélinas clears a navigable path in an otherwise unnavigable setting, built on the pair's understated yet intriguing expertise.

The most succinct distillation of the album's themes is perhaps found in KIND's tracklist. "Please Don't Hold Me Hostage for Who I Am, Who I Was" and "Bring Back That Which is Kind to You" inspire philosophies of self-care and emergent reconfigurations of justice, calling on listeners to self-reflect and detach from our preconceptions of ourselves and our identity. At the end of its course, KIND arrives at the conclusion of acceptance and resolve: acceptance of our collective circumstance, and the resolve to make the choice to do better."

Barcode and Other Identifiers

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