Death Valley Girls - Islands In The Sky - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The album opens with InchHypnagogia,Inch an ode to the space between sleep and wakefulness where we are open to other realms of consciousness. The song slowly builds along a steady pulse provided by bassist Pickle (Nicole Smith) and drummer Rikki Styxx. Tripped out saxophone bleats from guest player Gabe Flores swirl on top of the organ drones laid out by guest keyboardist Gregg Foreman. The band's choral objectives for Under the Spell of Joy are established right off the bat, with Bonnie Bloomgarden's melodic invocations bolstered by a choir, giving the album a rich and vibrant wall-of-sound aesthetic. The song ominously builds on it's hypnotic foundation until it opens up into a raucous revelry at the four-minute mark. The portentous simmer of the opening track yields to the ecstatic rocker InchHold My Hand,Inch where verses reminiscent of Velvet Underground's InchI'm Waiting For The ManInch explode into big triumphant choruses. From there the band launches into the title track, which marries the griminess of The Stooges with an innocence provided by a children's choir chanting the album's primary mantra Inchunder the spell of joy / under the spell of love.Inch Death Valley Girls have always vacillated between lightness and darkness, and on InchBliss OutInch they demonstrate their current exuberant focus with a patina-hued pop song driven by an irrepressibly buoyant organ line laid down by keyboardist The Kid (Laura Kelsey). A similar cosmic euphoria is obtained on InchThe Universe,Inch where alternating chords on the organ help elevate soaring saxophone and keyboard lines out beyond the stratosphere. If you're looking for transcendental rock music, look no further. Album Tracks 1. Hypnagogia 2. Hold My Hand 3. Under the Spell of Joy 4. Bliss Out 5. Hey Dena 6. The Universe 7. It All Washes Away 8. Little Things 9. I'd Rather Be Dreaming 10.

Album Tracks 1. A Wall 2. I'm Enough (I Want More) 3. Somos Chulas (No Somos Pendejas) 4. Promissory Note 5. Because You 6. Violent Complicity 7. It Can't Wait 8. Tonta 9. Heroes (Interlude) 10. Lips That Bite 11. Clara Rancia 12. Bulletproof (Outro)

The Highwomen is a 2019 highly anticipated, collaborative movement formed by Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, Maren Morris and Amanda Shires. InchAnyone can be a Highwoman,Inch Brandi Carlile notes. InchIt's about banding together, abandoning as much ego as humanly possible, holding one another up and amplifying other women every chance we get. Shoulder to shoulder. One push, one love.Inch Continually demonstrating the importance of inclusion and collaboration, The Highwomen are joined by several guest musicians, vocalists and songwriters across the album. The project features Sheryl Crow (background vocals, bass), Yola (vocals, background vocals), Dave Cobb (acoustic/electric guitar), Jason Isbell (acoustic/electric guitar), Phil Hanseroth (bass, background vocals), Tim Hanseroth (guitar, background vocals), Chris Powell (drums) and Peter Levin (piano and keyboards) with songs written by Carlile, Hemby, Morris, Shires, Isbell, the Hanseroth twins, Rodney Clawson, Lori McKenna, Miranda Lambert and Ray LaMontagne among many others. Album Tracks 1. Highwomen 2. Redesigning Women 3. Loose Change 4. Crowded Table 5. My Name Can't Be Mama 6. If She Ever Leaves Me 7. Old Soul 8. Don't Call Me 9. My Only Child 10. Heaven Is a Honky Tonk 11. Cocktail and a Song 12. Wheels of Laredo