tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16175404.post7830169581161275410..comments2023-01-08T13:48:58.890-08:00Comments on The Sound of Butterflies: Renee-Louise Carafice.Rachael Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07690377694600952816noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16175404.post-29288223304101553662010-10-04T18:58:06.176-07:002010-10-04T18:58:06.176-07:00Hi there!
This comment is several years overdue, ...Hi there! <br />This comment is several years overdue, but Renee-Louise has just today released her new album entitled "I Will Raise A Bird Army", featuring the song you mentioned!<br /><br />It should be available anywhere at record stores from this week. It's all very exciting!<br /><br />Matthew Crawley<br />strangenews at gmail dot comMatthew Crawleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16175404.post-78780966145925014092008-12-22T21:47:00.000-08:002008-12-22T21:47:00.000-08:00Hi Rachael,I released Renee's album on my label, M...Hi Rachael,<BR/>I released Renee's album on my label, Monkey Records. Reading your heartfelt response to the album made me pick up your book (which had been sitting in my 'to read' pile for a while) and read it. I enjoyed it very much and your style reminded me somewhat of Isabel Allende (one of my favourite authors). I noticed on page 192 Agatha talks about how grand a hat would be with a bird's nest on it and a small stuffed bird inside. I'm sure you've noticed that's exactly what Renee is wearing in her promo pic at the top of your article!<BR/>Glad you liked the Harbour Light show too. The tour was a bit of a disaster for me financially as I had to bring Renee over from Chicago and we didn't get very good turnouts (middle of winter, 'recession', lack of radio support, etc) but people can make up for not coming to the shows by buying her album perhaps hint hint. <BR/><BR/>Looking forward to your next book. <BR/><BR/>I'll be back at he Harbour Light on the 13th January with the incredible Benka Boradovsky Bordello Band (East European/Gypsy/Klezmer) if you're around. <BR/><BR/>Nigel BraddockNigel Braddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17165577072589403945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16175404.post-40684123033661069722008-09-27T01:34:00.000-07:002008-09-27T01:34:00.000-07:00Hi Nick, thanks for dropping by. I think we have a...Hi Nick, thanks for dropping by. I think we have a similar taste in music. I've always been glad when you've written appreciative reviews of the Phoenix Foundation, a personal favourite. I look forward to seeing your RLC review!Rachael Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07690377694600952816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16175404.post-2027077983740770982008-09-26T16:54:00.000-07:002008-09-26T16:54:00.000-07:00Hi RachelI stumbled on your piece on Renee-Louise ...Hi Rachel<BR/>I stumbled on your piece on Renee-Louise while struggling to write my own review of this extraordinary album and finding myself at a loss for words. Your response resonated with mine, and gave me the encouragement I needed to face the blank screen. I know what you mean about Liz Phair and Joanna Newsom –I hear bits of Buffy Saint-Marie in there too sometimes - but there is something utterly unique about Renee-Louise too – maybe it’s just that she has some of the same authentic brilliance as those other artists. Anyway, she is truly one of the greats and such an exciting thing to find. I know exactly what you mean about the sense of futility trying to put into words something as visceral as listening to music. Foolishly I keep trying. Thanks for getting me kick-started.<BR/>Nick BollingerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16175404.post-75954928414404692008-09-16T02:51:00.000-07:002008-09-16T02:51:00.000-07:00Thanks for the tip - her voice is a lot like Renee...Thanks for the tip - her voice is a lot like Renee's, you're right! The music is slightly more downbeat I would say, but it reminds me very much of the music we were making and listening to in the late 1980s-early 1990s, long, involved soundscapes with voice as an instrument more than the main focus (I'm sure the lyrics here are great, I just can't understand them and it doesn't matter!).Rachael Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07690377694600952816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16175404.post-31458803495689191162008-09-16T01:12:00.000-07:002008-09-16T01:12:00.000-07:00fans of renee-louise should also check out "tiny v...fans of renee-louise should also check out "tiny vipers" (jesse fortino, from seattle, WA) - she has released 1 album to date "hands across the void" on sub pop records and also 1 or 2 self released eps....they have VERY similar voices and styles - possibly tiny vipers is a little more "lo-fi".....have to agree that RLC has made the most beautiful request for violence that i have ever heard....the world needs a little more madness obviously.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16175404.post-51424704769919344202008-08-14T15:37:00.000-07:002008-08-14T15:37:00.000-07:00Thanks for the heads-up, Rachael. I checked her ou...Thanks for the heads-up, Rachael. I checked her out on youtube and it's lovely stuff.<BR/><BR/>x HelenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16175404.post-27618407403080787522008-08-13T02:51:00.000-07:002008-08-13T02:51:00.000-07:00Sorry Nicholas - I somehow missed this comment. Yo...Sorry Nicholas - I somehow missed this comment. You're very welcome!Rachael Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07690377694600952816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16175404.post-73368567749660882272008-08-12T02:12:00.000-07:002008-08-12T02:12:00.000-07:00It makes me incredibly happy that other people hav...It makes me incredibly happy that other people have the same response to Renee's music as Ben King and I did when we first met her. She changed our lives. Thanks Rachael.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928096109522079246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16175404.post-66463661998904866122008-08-10T09:02:00.000-07:002008-08-10T09:02:00.000-07:00Great voice - reminded me of Cerys Matthews of Cat...Great voice - reminded me of Cerys Matthews of Catatonia.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the tip. Have requested that she comes to Liverpool!Clare Dudmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06197558842580794165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16175404.post-70728853351671932402008-08-07T17:03:00.000-07:002008-08-07T17:03:00.000-07:00i've requested that renee-louise visit auckland. I...i've requested that renee-louise visit auckland. I love joanna newsom; she was on my novel-inspiration iist.Sarah Lainghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15282521182521162717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16175404.post-79320050579475646092008-08-07T06:16:00.000-07:002008-08-07T06:16:00.000-07:00forgot to add that I thought you nailed it complet...forgot to add that I thought you nailed it completely, how does music do it, evoke where words cannot....<BR/><BR/>she sounds a little like Sarah Blasko - worth checking out if you haven'tAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16175404.post-41483842346464692852008-08-06T21:29:00.000-07:002008-08-06T21:29:00.000-07:00okay. wow. will have to listen now. thanks rachael...okay. wow. will have to listen now. <BR/><BR/>thanks rachael. i agree - i listen to music i love and want that visceral thing i get to somehow come through in my writing<BR/><BR/>mMary McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482261103185786111noreply@blogger.com