Fall To Rise
Love Over Gold
Fall To Rise
Love Over Gold
Singer-songwriters Pieta Brown (U.S.) and Lucie Thorne (Australia) are both artists recognized for their distinctive vocal stylings and poetic sensibilities, and together, as Love Over Gold, the blend of their contrasting styles takes on a vivid life of its own. The pair met during Pieta’s first tour of Australia and became fast friends and fans of each other’s work. Now, just two and a half years later, as Love Over Gold they present Fall To Rise.
Recorded in Pieta’s home town in Iowa, Fall to Rise traverses the open expanses of both continents to a place where voices, guitars and poetry meet. Bringing to mind the ethereal sounds of indie acts such as Iron & Wine and Bon Iver, while subtly evoking the feel of Americana greats Emmylou Harris and Gillian Welch, Love Over Gold impresses as both brand new and inexplicably familiar.
Spanning various borders and many miles, stemming from an unspoken musical understanding and chemistry, this new collaboration resonates with a poignant and natural beauty.
Review
Dave Clarke
US singer–songwriter Pieta Brown and Australian Lucie Thorne have teamed up to form the international duo, Love Over Gold. Thorne has created a series of great, independently released albums, making it all the way to the final nine of the prestigious Australian Music Prize in 2010 with Black Across the Field (it was my album of the year).
Brown is less known here (she is the daughter of famous American folkie Greg Brown) but equally revered among her peers and by music critics for her own excellent solo albums. They first met during Brown’s first tour of Australia, becoming fast friends and fans of each other’s work. An Australian tour together followed, then came an opportunity to record together in Brown’s hometown in Iowa.
The sound or feel is reminiscent of Emmylou Harris and Gillian Welch, or even the quieter Cowboy Junkies albums. It isn’t a duet album in the traditional sense; these two beautiful voices are not obviously distinct, rather, they have come together to create something which is wonderfully sweet and beguiling. Backed by their gentle guitar playing, it is a thing of quiet joy.
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