Label: Saddle Creek
Released 2019
The project led by multi-instrumentalist Katherine Paul - announces her sophomore album, At the Party With My Brown Friends, is out August 30th. At the Party With My Brown Friends is the follow up to Mother of My Children - “a compact reflection on loss, queer desire, and the endurance of sacred native traditions” (Pitchfork, Best Rock Albums of 2018). The album was inspired by the reciprocal love Paul has experienced in the last few years. Throughout, she conveys a sense of community and connection, dealing with love, desire, and friendship. At the Party With My Brown Friends is a profound and understated forward-step. The squalling guitar anthems that shaped its predecessor are replaced by delicate vocals and soft keys, sentiments spoken and unspoken, presenting something shadowy and unsettling; a stirring of the waters. Paul recalls specific memories - an impromptu beach trip with her friend Haley Heynderickx, her eternal love for her mother, and leaving one love and desperately wanting to find another. The end result presents a captivating about-face that redefines Paul’s singular artistic vision.
Track Listing:
- At The Party
- My Heart Dreams
- Going To The Beach With Haley
- Real Lovin
- Run It To Ya
- I Said I Wouldn't Write This Song
- Scorpio Moon
- Half Colored Hair
- You're Me And I'm You