Elizabeth & the Catapult - sincerely e - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Elizabeth Ziman is the singer-songwriter and creative force behind Elizabeth and The Catapult, known for her piano-driven compositions, sharp emotional insight,and disarming honesty, and who has built a career on songs that balance wit and vulnerability with striking precision. She's toured with the likes of Sara Bareillesand Kishi Bash i ; collaborated with with Esperanza Spalding, Gillian Welch, Blake Mills and Ben Folds; scored, with Paul Brill; and her songs have been featured innational television campaigns for Google, Amazon, Sky TV, and So You Think You Can Dance.Responsible Friend is an album about the ways in which we show up for one another. What does it mean to be a responsible friend - to be there for someone you lovewithout trying to save them? InchThe first lesson I learned about caregiving,Inch says Elizabeth, Inchis that I need to put on my own oxygen mask before I can help anyoneelse. The next lesson (and the one you won't find in an airline seat-back) was that no matter how much I wanted to, I couldn't take away anyone's pain. I wasn'tthere to fix anyone. I just had to accept them on their own terms.Inch That philosophy runs throughout the album, with songs about a family member's passing, a friendliving with long COVID, and the shared burden of a society steeped in conflict and injustice. InchI realized that everyone I knew, including myself, was being asked toprocess an enormous amount of grief at an alarming pace,Inch she says. InchWriting these songs became my way to surrender to those experiences and slow down enough tobe fully present for the people in my life.InchSome of the songs on Responsible Friend are joyful dedications; others feel more like letters Elizabeth wasn't sure she wanted to send. Taken together, it's a recordabout slowing down in a world that keeps accelerating. It's a commitment to friends, family, and self, at a time when ev

2017 from singer/songwriter Elizabeth Ziman AKA Elizabeth The Catapult. Like many New York stories, this one starts with a landlord threatening to jack up the rent. It was a particularly frigid February when Elizabeth moved out of her apartment, which housed her beloved baby grand piano, into a small windowless room across the street, and came down with a nasty, lingering flu. Anxious and feverish, her dreams became more lucid than ever, so she started writing them down in a dream journal. Elizabeth's dream journals turned into lyrics and though she had already written dozens of songs for the follow-up to her 2014 album Like It Never Happened, she kept coming back to songs that focused on her dreams. Eventually, the loose memory-focused concept that weaves through Keepsake began to take shape. Keepsake is Ziman's most personal and cohesive record yet. Now she's ready to share her songs and what she learned from writing them - that everyone has their own keepsakes and can control how they're affected by them, with a little effort and dedication.

A bold fusion of Western pop, dance, and authentic Bulgarian folk harmonies. Featuring international artists, global touring talent, and world-class production. This is a unique cultural crossover album with a fresh, experimental sound. The individuals in this ensemble have worked alongside luminaries such as Stevie Wonder, Frank Zappa, Don Ellis, Peter Gabriel, Marvin Gaye, George Michael and many more.