The songwriting of Cindy’s Karina Gill has always suggested rather than demanded our attention. As listeners, we lean gently into a world reshaped by a keen eye for the peripheries and a heart open to all possibilities.
Never has the above rang truer than across new EP Swan Lake’s six subtly contrasting arrangements. Working with a core group of musicians who truly understand her vision, Gill’s art is presented here in both its purest and most accessible form to date whilst retaining the underlying sense of otherness that sets her work apart.
From the improvised guitar solos that punctuate opener All Weekend to the shiver inducing backing vocals of closer Consolation’s Test, Swan Lake demonstrates a carefully considered lightness of touch interspersed with frequent moments of devastating beauty. The title track’s spoken word cut-ups place the band in their most explicitly experimental setting yet, with Gill retaining her unique ability to make the world stand still with a single turn of phrase. Truly a songwriter beyond compare.
Cindy are: Karina Gill (guitar, vocals), Oli Lipton (guitar, keys), Stanley Martinez (guitar), Mike Ramos (drums), Staizsh Rodrigues (backing vocals, percussion), Will Smith (bass).
Swan Lake is out now via Tough Love Records, you can order vinyl/digital here.
Cindy tour the UK/EU this October/November, full ticket information can be found here.
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