{"product_id":"marissa-nadler-the-path-of-the-clouds-silver-lp","title":"MARISSA NADLER 'THE PATH OF THE CLOUDS' LP (Silver Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTREET DATE: 10\/29\/21\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003esilver vinyl pressing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Path of the Clouds\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarissa Nadler’s ninth solo album, is the most stylistically adventurous, lyrically transfixing, and melodically sophisticated collection of songs in her already rich discography. Gripped by wanderlust while suddenly housebound at the start of the pandemic in 2020, Nadler escaped into writing, and came back with a stunning set of songs about metamorphosis, love, mysticism, and murder. Blurring the line between reality and fantasy and moving freely between past and present, these 11 deeply personal, self-produced songs find Nadler exploring new landscapes, both sonic and emotional.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-label=\"Message actions\" role=\"group\" class=\"c-message_actions__container c-message__actions\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-qa=\"message_content\" class=\"c-message__content c-message__content--feature_sonic_inputs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 1\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of Nadler’s distractions during the 2020 quarantine was binging reruns of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnsolved Mysteries\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. As she watched, she began to notice parallels between many of its stories and her own life. What began as a writing exercise became the bedrock of her songwriting process, as she came to inhabit the narratives that had so fascinated her. In “Bessie, Did You Make It?,” Nadler inverts the canon of the murder ballad, crafting a narrative of female empowerment and survival. “The Path of the Clouds” tells the story of the infamous hijacker D.B. Cooper, but the song isn’t just about jumping out of an airplane, faking your death, and making a grand exit. It’s a meditation on perseverance and transformation, a salute to mastering one’s fate. “Well, Sometimes You Just Can’t Stay” details the ingenious plans of the only successful escapees from Alcatraz, as well as the lingering enigma that surrounds their history. The lyrical twist on the chorus turns a tale about a prison break into a humorous, shoegazing country song. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile she’s always been a brilliant guitarist, Nadler challenged herself to expand her palette for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Path of the Clouds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, experimenting with synthetic textures that make the album feel untethered from time and space. A majestic grandeur sweeps through songs such as “Elegy,” shooting the listener into the stratosphere as synths swirl and entwine with Nadler’s celestial mezzo-soprano. Nadler also learned to play piano during the pandemic’s isolation, and she composed many of the songs on the album on keys rather than guitar, which further contributed to their exploratory feel. These songs are unmistakably Marissa Nadler’s, but they sound free to go places she’s never gone before. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNadler tracked the skeletons of the songs at home and then sent them to some choice collaborators, including experimental harpist \u003cstrong\u003eMary Lattimore\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eSimon Raymonde\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003eCocteau Twins\u003c\/strong\u003e bassist and her \u003cstrong\u003eLost Horizons\u003c\/strong\u003e collaborator. Multi-instrumentalist \u003cstrong\u003eMilky Burgess\u003c\/strong\u003e, having recently worked on the soundtrack to the film \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMandy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, adds intricate melodic power throughout the album. \u003cstrong\u003eJesse Chandler\u003c\/strong\u003e, Nadler’s piano teacher (as well as a member of \u003cstrong\u003eMercury Rev\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eMidlake\u003c\/strong\u003e), plays winding woodwinds and plaintive piano to luminous effect. Fellow singer-songwriter \u003cstrong\u003eEmma Ruth Rundle\u003c\/strong\u003e contributes a \u003c\/span\u003eslinky guitar solo on “Turned Into Air,” while \u003cstrong\u003eBlack Mountain’s Amber Webber\u003c\/strong\u003e steps in as a vocal foil to Nadler, a ghostly apparition in the distance of “Elegy.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeth Manchester\u003c\/strong\u003e, known for his work with \u003cstrong\u003eLingua Ignota\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBattles\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eLightning Bolt\u003c\/strong\u003e, mixed the album at Machines with Magnets in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Manchester added dimension to the songs’ atmospheric beauty with screeching feedback and distorted guitars. Stripped of the ethereal reverb that often swaddles her resonant vocals, Nadler’s delivery now stings and pierces with newfound immediacy and confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 2\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs a songwriter, Nadler is as direct and urgent as she has ever been. There’s no coded language amid the bleak lows and exalted highs of songs like “Elegy,” “Lemon Queen,” “Storm,” and “Tried Not to Look Back.” Memories are painted with highly detailed imagery, and Nadler, also a visual artist, uses that eye not only to tell a story but to transport the listener there. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003cem\u003ePath of the Clouds \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eshowcases the power of an artist at the peak of her powers nearly 20 years into an acclaimed career as a songwriter and singer. Coming a long way from the spare dream folk of her earlier work, she has remained inspired and continues to evolve, open to new ideas and directions. The proof is right here, in Nadler’s most ambitious and complex album yet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTRACKLIST:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Bessie, Did You Make It (4:29)\u003cbr\u003e2 The Path of the Clouds (4:51)\u003cbr\u003e3 Couldn’t Have Done the Killing (4:49)\u003cbr\u003e4 If I Could Breathe Underwater (4:30)\u003cbr\u003e5 Elegy (4:45)\u003cbr\u003e6 Well Sometimes You Just Can’t Stay (3:52) \u003cbr\u003e7 From Vapor to Stardust (3:54)\u003cbr\u003e8 Storm (3:53)\u003cbr\u003e9 Turned Into Air (3:20) \u003cbr\u003e10 And I Dream of Running (3:20)\u003cbr\u003e11 Lemon Queen (4:37) \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePLEASE NOTE: DUE TO MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, PRODUCTS MAY VARY FROM IMAGE MOCK-UP. 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