June 28, 2021

Lula Wiles: Shame and Sedition

Smithsonian Folkways – SFW CD 40243
Smithsonian Folkways – SFW CD 40243

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 2021
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
01 In Dreams (4:56)
02 Oh My God (4:38)
03 The Way That It Is (4:39)
04 Everybody (Connected) (3:52)
05 Wake Up (4:06)
06 Television (4:29)
07 Cold Water (5:47)
08 Mary Anne (3:38)
09 Call Me Up (4:22)
10 Do You Really Want The World To End (4:17)
11 Conspiracy Theory (4:25)
[Credits]
Mali Obomsawin (guitar/bass/vocals) Isa Burke (guitar/fiddle/Farfisa/vocals) Eleanor Buckland (guitar/vocals) Sean Trisehka (drums/vocals) Sam Kassurer (piano)
Producer: Sam Kassurer and John Smith, Liner Notes: Lula Wiles, Photographer: Laura Partain, Designer: Sean Trisehka
[Notes]
Conceived amidst profound change and calls for revolution, Shame and Sedition is the sound of Lula Wiles amplifying the present moment. Each song grew from personal revelations or yearning for collective reckoning, materializing into proclamations against powerful oligarchs, toxic relationships, media narratives, and the callousness capitalism demands. Sung in their instantly recognizable tight harmony, within a landscape of expansive electric guitars, dynamic currents of bass and drums, and intimate acoustic textures, the album sees Lula Wiles' sound deepening to give honest form to their trenchant lyrics. Shame and Sedition captures Lula Wiles at a pivotal juncture, as they critically examine today’s nuanced struggles and reconsider how our lives are lived.

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