Today, Toronto’s Talia Schlanger dropped her debut album called Grace For The Going via Latent Recordings.
Wonderful blend of indie folk, baroque pop album that showcases Talia’s songwriting and a musician.
About the album by Talia:
In the fall of 2019, Schlanger left her dream job, living in Philadelphia hosting the NPR-distributed show, World Cafe realizing her call to make music was stronger than the one to cover it.
Over the course of several months, Schlanger wove her way from London to Lisbon renting rooms on the cheap.
She found a used LAG guitar at a second-hand store in Paris and together they lost entire days to practice and exploration.
Schlanger returned to Canada in the winter of 2020, with an album ready to record.
Of course by then, the whole world had changed. “I was already a professional recluse at that point. So I just kept hiding away, writing and editing my songs.”
Grace for the Going is Talia Schlanger’s intimate and explosive reflection of her reverence for the power of words, genuine love of connecting with people, and her passionately eclectic musical taste.
Her inspiration runs deep, from Roberta Flack’s quiet confidence to the raw freedom of Jeff Buckley, from Missy Elliott’s electric cadence to Patti Smith’s fearless poetry, and from Paul Simon’s pristine storytelling to the honest ache of Nina Simone.
Schlanger’s approach to making music is the result of a lifetime of deep and broad listening, as a music fan with an open heart and hungry ears.
While the nine songs on Grace for the Going are distinct in their musical expression, they are united by one common thread.
It’s the same thread that runs through Talia Schlanger’s life on the stage, on the radio, and in the creation of this album is Schlanger has a timeless voice.
She has something to say.
And she means every word.
Grace for the Going gets: 📷📷📷📷📷📷📷/10.
Talia Schlanger – Grace for the Going [Streaming]
