"As a singer/songwriter working at the cusp of jazz, Appalachian folk and indie rock, Becca Stevens has always drawn on a deep reservoir of emotion to fuel her music. But her new album Maple to Paper emerged from far more visceral experiences than her previous work, passages that began to unfold in the solitude of the pandemic. Marked by profound grief and close observation of her roiling inner life, the music is both raw and exquisitely crafted with the concision of Emily Dickinson verse."
"With a dozen new originals, the album's only ringer is the concluding version of Rainbow Connection, a song she sings (and whistles) to her daughters. The recent tectonic shifts Stevens' experienced extended to her musical family, with the early 2023 death of two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee David Crosby, with whom she toured widely in his Lighthouse Band and forged a close songwriting collaboration."
Becca Stevens blends jazz, Appalachian folk and indie rock on Maple to Paper, an album born in pandemic solitude and marked by profound grief. Stevens was pregnant twice while writing and recording and experienced the loss of her mother; she finished the recording four days after giving birth to her second daughter. The album was written and recorded solo, with Stevens resisting overdubs and layers to concentrate on songwriting and character for each track. The record features a dozen originals and a closing rendition of Rainbow Connection sung and whistled to her daughters. The recent death of David Crosby affected her musical circle. Maple to Paper is her ninth release and she remains a prolific collaborator.
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