Alabaster DePlume’s To Cy & Lee: Instrumentals Vol. 1 was our de facto audio balm in the cursed year of our lord 2020—a sonorous tapestry of strings, flutes, guitars, piano, and gentle percussion, they were largely instrumentals of songs from Gus Fairbairn (DePlume’s) earlier albums. On his ambitious, sprawling, and, ultimately, glorious new double album, GOLD, DePlume returns to us the original gift of those earlier works—his voice.
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The Lagniappe Sessions :: Alabaster dePlume
The Lagniappe Sessions blast off in 2021 with Alabaster dePlume–the man behind one of our favorite lps of last year. The following three covers find the artist paying tribute to friend and contemporary, Jaimie Branch, a traditional Russian love song, and the incomparable Arthur Russell.
God Is Not Your Fault :: An Interview with Alabaster DePlume
A week or so prior to the US election our pal (and International Anthem founder) Scottie McNiece and I were discussing the nuances of one of our favorite albums of 2020 — Alabaster DePlume’s To Cy & Lee: Instrumentals Vol. 1. A sort of audio balm, the lp’s tones and textures have been a constant companion throughout this pandemic. As McNeice helped birth the project, we asked him to check in with the artist on our behalf…
Alabaster DePlume :: Turpentine
One of our most listened to albums of 2020 (and de facto audio balm during this pandemic), Alabaster DePlume’s To Cy & Lee: Instrumentals Vol. 1 continues to yield dividends with the release of a visual companion to “Turpentine”. Shot by filmmaker Cyrus Moussavi the day before Chicago went on full lockdown, Moussavi interprets the tracks atmosphere as being warm at home, yet deeply unsettled …