Neil Young’s “Albuquerque.” A Ditch Era classic, it was recorded with the Santa Monica Flyers in 1973 and released on 1975’s Tonight’s the Night. Like the Southwestern town its named for, “Albuquerque” is stark, beautiful, and lonesome—leaving in its wake melancholy and a craving for fried eggs and country ham. Joining us to discuss the various landscapes of “Albuquerque” is Brigid Mae Power. Since her debut a little over a decade ago, the Galway-based singer songwriter has built up a visionary and cosmic discography. Tune in as we explore the contours of yet another number in the ever-rolling “All One Song” saga.
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Brigid Mae Power :: On a City Night
Brigid Mae Power returns with her third long player, Head Above the Water, on June 5th. The first taste from the record—the lush “On a City Night”—is an organ and pedal steel-soaked country shuffle. Plaintively furtive in its imagery, the tune plays like a deceptive still life; its characters in a state of suspended animation while the world blurs in motion.
Brigid Mae Power :: The Two Worlds
Music is mood; atmosphere. And the environs must be right. Brigid Mae Power knows this, as she struggles to finish her statement on female oppression, “Don’t Shut Me Up (Politely)” in the bright ambiance of […]