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2013 was a notable year for Thalia Zedek. She released her first album in five years, Via, which PopMatters called a rumbling, sweet, muscled set of tunes, as resilient as they are beautiful, followed by a tour across North America with Low. She also reunited with Come, the classic band she formed with Chris Brokaw in 1990, reissuing their classic debut Eleven:Eleven and playing their first shows in over a decade across the US and Europe. Following this intense flurry of activity, Thalia regrouped with herband in Boston to record an EP, harnessing the creative energy she had accumulated during her time on the road.
SIX is a brand new 29 minute mini-album following Via, which was praised by Pitchfork, Spin, PopMatters, Paste, American Songwriter, Magnet, and Under The Radar.
SIX opens with a full band version of Fell So Hard, a characteristically mournful dirge that exudes a tenacious, slowmoving intensity. Zedek explores the complexities of interpersonal relationships, employing some of the most sparse arrangements of her career. The spareness of tracks like Julie Said and Afloat achieve incredible emotional heft, letting Thalias lyrics, delivered in her unmistakable voice, take centre stage.
Vinyl version includes free download coupon and is limited to only 300 units worldwide. ·
Zedeks band features David Michael Curry (Willard Grant Conspiracy), Mel Lederman (Victory At Sea), Winston Braman (Come), and Dave Bryson (Son Volt).
Thalia Zedek has been a seminal figure in the independent music scene for over 30 years, as a member of Live Skull, Uzi, and Come.
SIX is being released in advance of Thalias most extensive European tour in six years.
Zedek specializes in thorny songs that unflinchingly address adult topics and full-grown problems, with the malleable backing of her guitar and band providing either momentary refuge or sympathetic cries of exasperation. Pitchfork
Over jangling guitar and a weeping violin, Zedek sings like Bob Dylan fronting a late 80s college radio outfit, documenting a friend or lovers painful egress in gripping detail. Spin
One of alt-rocks great voices Q Magazine
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