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01. Myriam Gendron - There Is No East Or West
02. Myriam Gendron - Long Way Home
03. Myriam Gendron - Terres brûlées
04. Myriam Gendron - Dorothy's Blues
05. Myriam Gendron - La Luz
06. Myriam Gendron - La belle Françoise (pour Sylvie)
07. Myriam Gendron - Lully Lullay
08. Myriam Gendron - Look Down That Lonesome Road
09. Myriam Gendron - Quand j'étais jeune et belle
10. Myriam Gendron - Berceuse
ARTIST
TITLE
Mayday
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
FTR 766CD FTR 766CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
5/10/2024

Mayday is the third LP by Montreal-based artist, Myriam Gendron. It follows her earlier, critically acclaimed albums, Not So Deep As A Well (2014) and Ma Délire: Songs Of Love, Lost & Found (2021). Myriam began exploring the complex folk traditions of Quebec (and beyond), with Ma délire, which combines traditional and original songs with arrangements that make space for avant-garde musical interludes by such folks as guitarist Bill Nace (Body/Head) and renowned jazz percussionist Chris Corsano. Mayday presents an even more syncretic fusion of the elements Myriam uses to create her sound. Most of the songs are original, sung in both English and French, and they blend traditional and avant elements with abandon. She is often accompanied on this album by the guitarist Marisa Anderson and drummer Jim White (Dirty Three, Xylouris White), whose work provides a quietly aggressive sort of free-rock base. Additional players include Montreal bassist Cédric Dind-Lovie, Bill Nace and saxophonist Zoh Amba. Mayday is a thoroughly thrilling effort that manages to create new vistas of sound while maintaining a feel that is both intimate and familiar. The music here certainly possesses a richly serious tone, but Myriam Gendron (like Leonard Cohen) is able to infuse her darkness with a subtle, powerful light that reminds listeners that even the most pitch-black night is but a transitional state. Beautiful work. Recorded at home and at Hotel2Tango with Howard Bilerman and Shea Brossard. Mastered by Harris Newman.