Ghostbird
by Zee Avi£6.79 Free Shipping
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- Released
- 22/08/2011
- Music Genre
- Folk
Description
In the two years since her self-titled debut (certified GOLD album in Malaysia) was joint-released on Jack Johnson's Brushfire Records and Ian Montone's Monotone Label, Avi's very free spirit has wandered from major music festivals (SXSW, Outside Lands, Bonnaroo) to huge tours (Lilith Fair) back to her homeland of Sarawak, Borneo Island, where she recently picked up an International Youth Icon Award. For a little perspective, just four years ago.
This album lead Avi to new ideas. "Siboh Kitak Nangis" which translates to "Don't You Cry," is the first song in Avi's dialect on an international album and the poppy groove of "The Book of Morris Johnson" is the first time she has written new music to accompany someone else's words. "Morris Johnson" was inspired by a Floridian folk artist whose paintings of animals and accompanying text about their instinctual lives "capture naiveté and innocence and enthusiasm," Avi says. After buying a few of his pieces at an art show, Avi called him up and said, "Morris, I'm ready to be your disciple, I'm ready to turn your words into a song." (Morris was thrilled - his daughter's a huge fan.)
The track "Anchor" is one of the handful of songs that made the album from Avi's New York writing sessions and also what Zee refers to as a "premonition track," and another NYC track, "Concrete Wall," is a striking a cappella that features contributions from beloved turntable god Cut Chemist. And yes, she is well aware June has 30 days rather than 31 (the song "31 Days" was inspired by a couch-surfing friend who lamented, " 'I was homeless for 31 days in June.' ") Every song has a different mood, every song is a different voice, every song is a different story," Avi explains. But the idea of the Ghostbird unites the album, and Avi has tucked an owl call into a few tracks on the disc, "So it's a little scavenger hunt when you listen to it."
Product Details
- Artist
- Zee Avi
- Music Genre
- Folk
- WOW HD Sales Rank
- #15185
- Label / Studio
- UMGD/BRUSHFIRE RECORDS
- Media Content Format
- Album
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Media Format
- Audio CD
- CD 30days Sales Rank
- #11004
Tracklisting
Disc 1:
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Swell Window
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Anchor
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31 Days
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Milestone Moon
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Siboh Kitak Nangis
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The Book of Morris Johnson
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Madness
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Bag of Gold
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Concrete Wall
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Roll Your Head In the Sun
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Stay In the Clouds
