Swallowtail, by Jim White and Marisa Anderson

Swallowtail

by Jim White and Marisa Anderson

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	1.	Aerie
	2.	Bitterroot Valley Suite I: Water 04:58
	3.	Bitterroot Valley Suite II: Tree
	4.	Bitterroot Valley Suite III: Wind
	5.	Peregrine 10:31
	6.	Aurora

about

The collaboration between renowned drummer Jim White and acclaimed guitarist Marisa Anderson is a natural union of two of the most intuitive players and listeners working in music. White and Anderson are each very in-demand as collaborators in no small part because of their mastery, versatility and highly expressive playing. The duo have each amassed an impressive body of work, and remain at the vanguard of their practices due to an insatiable curiosity and delight in exploration of new avenues of expression. Their 2020 debut The Quickening exemplified that daring spirit as an exercise in trust: two musicians who had never performed together before committing those first moments in time to record. 2024’s Swallowtail is a deepening of that trust, White and Anderson completely immersed in the moment, each attuned to the other fluidly moving as wind and water.

Swallowtail was recorded in the Australian coastal town of Point Lonsdale, Victoria with engineer Nick Huggins (Resting Bell Studio). White was coming off a month of international touring and Anderson traveled to Australia for the duo’s first few performances, the remote setting and calm provided the ideal backdrop. “It was a big change of vibe and scenery,” says Anderson, “to be out of the city and on the coast with no distraction and to be working with an engineer (and avid surfer) who is attuned to the cycles of tides and sunrises and sunsets and ocean rhythms. I think all of that got into the music as we were making it.” The coastal cadence is evident in Swallowtail’s more gradual temporal shifts. Movements ebb and flow, in an undulating constant motion whose dynamic flourishes closely resembles their adaptive live performances. “When we play live we don’t stop, there are no breaks in between ‘songs’,” notes Anderson, “we segue naturally between movements and ideas. Sometimes we are together, and sometimes we are apart, sometimes the segues become the pieces.” The natural development of the duo's own singular meter, this early in their collaboration, is nothing short of revelatory.

The duo avoids preconceived movements, instead focusing on their musical conversation. As Anderson puts it, “The ideas aren’t the music, they are the pathway into the musical possibilities.” Their trust in one another and skillful interplay create an effervescence throughout the album. There is an organic ebb and flow to the duo’s motions that brings a sense of serenity and ease to spontaneous transitions, each swell and retraction sounding as free as it does inevitable.

Swallowtail is a journey of steady change. White and Anderson’s preternatural alchemy as a duo allows each fleeting gesture to feel featherlight and stirring while maintaining an inquisitive spirit. Their music is an enchanting and illuminating celebration of process as joy. Swallowtail lives at the precipice of slowly unraveling revelation and the thrilling unknown, White and Anderson finding beauty in pursuit of uncovering the next moment and what possibilities lie ahead of them. The album evokes both the natural setting of its recording and the natural expanses around home. Reminiscent of the grace of its namesake’s movement through the garden’s flora, Swallowtail is a beautiful listen whose depth unfolds with the dance of this astute and untethered duo, guiding us nimbly through nature’s vistas and our dreams.

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releases May 10, 2024

Recorded by Nick Huggins at Resting Bell Studio, June 2022
Mixed by Tucker Martine at Flora Recording and Playback
Mastered by Amy Dragon at Telegraph Audio LLC
Artwork by Anna White
Layout by Daniel Castrejón
All songs by Jim White and Marisa Anderson

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Marisa Anderson Portland, Oregon

Marisa Anderson channels the history of the guitar and stretches the boundaries of tradition. Her playing is fluid, emotional, and masterful, featuring compositions and improvisations that re-imagine the landscape of American music. Her work applies elements of minimalism, electronic music, drone and 20th century classical music to compositions based on blues, jazz, gospel and country music. ... more

shows

May 9

Solar Myth (presented By Ars Nova Workshop)

Philadelphia, PA
May 13

Constellation

Chicago, IL
May 16

Le Poisson Rouge

New York (NYC), NY
May 24

The Loft, UC San Diego

La Jolla, CA
May 25

Zebulon

Los Angeles (LA), CA
May 31

Space Gallery

Portland, ME
Jun 4

Tubby's Kingston

Kingston, NY
Jun 15

The Blue Room

Nashville, TN
Jun 16

The Green Room at Crosstown Arts

Memphis, TN
Sep 7

St Mary the Virgin

Shrewsbury, UK

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