Letters I Haven't Written Explained
Letters I Haven't Written |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Gwyneth Herbert |
Cover: | Letters_I_Haven't_Written_album_cover.jpg |
Released: | 12 October 2018 (UK) |
Studio: | Rockfield Studios, Monmouth |
Genre: | Singer-songwriter |
Label: | Monkeywood (MONKEYWOOD-03) |
Producer: | Gwyneth Herbert |
Prev Title: | The Sea Cabinet |
Prev Year: | 2013 |
Letters I Haven't Written, the seventh album by British singer-songwriter Gwyneth Herbert,[1] was released on 12 October 2018.[2] It was produced at Rockfield Studios, Monmouth and, like Herbert's previous album The Sea Cabinet, was crowdfunded.[3] The songs on the album, all written by Herbert, have been described as "exquisitely crafted".[4] On the subjects of "love, gratitude and protest",[5] they are about the lost art of letterwriting.[1] [6] Reviewing the album for Jazzwise magazine, Peter Quinn said that "Letters I Haven't Written is by turns moving, thrilling and entrancing".[6]
Music from the album was previewed in a touring show which Herbert and her band performed at UK venues in 2017.[7]
Production
The album cover features artwork by Julia Andrews-Clifford and a photograph of Herbert by Ian Wallman.
Track listing
- "Fishing for Squirrels" (Gwyneth Herbert)
- "More of Everything" (Gwyneth Herbert)
- "Reading My Breath Away" (Gwyneth Herbert/ Krystle Warren)
- "From Here to Over There" (Gwyneth Herbert)
- "Frosting on Your Windows" (Gwyneth Herbert)
- "You're Welcome" (Gwyneth Herbert)
- "Until the Dust Settles" (Gwyneth Herbert)
- "Tick Tock TICK" (Gwyneth Herbert)
- "Don't Call Me That" (Gwyneth Herbert)
- "And You Are..." (Gwyneth Herbert)
- "Not the Kind of Girl" (Gwyneth Herbert)
Songs
Herbert wrote "Not the Kind of Girl" for a screening, in 2010, of Marion Davies’ 1928 silent comedy classic The Patsy, at BFI Southbank's Birds Eye View Film Festival.[8] Ian Shaw covered the song on his 2017 album Shine Sister Shine.[9]
"You're Welcome" was inspired by the journey of the Windrush generation, the early migrants from the Caribbean who settled in the UK. It was released as a single in September 2018.[10]
Personnel
- Gwyneth Herbert – vocals, backing vocals, piano, ukulele, French horn, glockenspiel
- Sam Burgess – electric and acoustic bass, backing vocals
- Al Cherry – guitars, backing vocals
- Corrie Dick – percussion, drums, backing vocals
- Ned Cartwright – piano, keyboards, backing vocals
- Krystle Warren – vocals on "Fishing for Squirrels" and "From Here to Over There"
- Alice Zawadzki – strings
External links
Notes and References
- News: Communication of a meaningful message in song with album from Gwyneth Herbert . Lake, Camilla. 3 October 2018 . . 4 October 2018.
- News: Why one musician is turning private letters into song . Herbert, Gwyneth . Gwyneth Herbert . 10 October 2018 . . 17 October 2018.
- Web site: Gwyneth Herbert – Letters I Haven't Written . . 4 October 2018.
- Web site: Albums of the Year 2018 . Quinn . Peter . 26 December 2018 . The Arts Desk . 26 December 2018.
- News: What to see this week in the UK . Fordham, John . John Fordham (jazz critic) . 12 October 2018 . . 18 October 2018.
- Quinn . Peter . 20 September 2018 . Gwyneth Herbert – Secret Stories . . London . 234 . 7 October 2018.
- News: LETTERS I HAVEN'T WRITTEN, Gwyneth Herbert at The Kino Teatr Nov 29th . Gibson, Colin . 27 October 2017 . Hastings Independent Press . 2 November 2017.
- Web site: Review: The Patsy/ Gwyneth Herbert . London Jazz News . Shipton, Alyn . Alyn Shipton . 12 March 2010 . 24 August 2017.
- News: Ian Shaw: Shine Sister Shine review – beautiful homage to female vocal stars . Fordham, John . John Fordham (jazz critic) . 23 November 2017 . . 26 November 2017.
- Web site: You're Welcome – Single . . 31 March 2020.