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The Golden Record (Little Scream Album)
''The Golden Record'' is the debut studio album by Montreal singer and indie rock artist Little Scream, released by the Secretly Canadian label on April 11, 2011. The album features production by Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry and accompanied by Aaron Dessner of The National (band), The National, Marcus Paquin of Silver Starling, Michael Feuerstack, Mike Feuerstack of Snailhouse, Rebecca Foon, Becky Foon, formerly of Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra, Silver Mt. Zion, Patty McGee of Stars (Canadian band), Stars, as well as Arcade Fire's Tim Kingsbury and Sarah Neufeld (also of Bell Orchestre). Background The songs on the album were written between 2001 and 2010, with Laurel Sprengelmeyer stating "At least two songs were ones conceived in their original format by my little sister and [myself] for our first band, Big Unit. So the writing is all over the place. I kind of like to think of this album as a greatest hits record of my first three albums of unreleased materia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Scream
Little Scream is the stage name of American-born, Montreal-based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumental musician and artist Laurel Sprengelmeyer. Her debut album '' The Golden Record'' was released on Outside Music in Canada and Secretly Canadian elsewhere on March 15, 2011. Her musical style has been described as a blend of folk, pop and art rock. Laurel Sprengelmeyer was born in Iowa, where she studied piano and violin as a child. After moving to Montreal, she connected with well-known Canadian musicians, including some from Arcade Fire, Thee Silver Mt. Zion and The National, who would later collaborate on her debut album. Little Scream is also a visual artist, using her own oil painting on the cover of ''The Golden Record''. ''The Golden Record'' was co-produced by Arcade Fire's Richard Parry and received a 2011 Polaris Music Prize longlist nomination. Little Scream appeared in the 2011 lineup of the MusicNOW Festival. Prior to her solo recording as Little Scream, La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |