Glasser’s stunning debut album Ring is out now via True Panther / Matador / Rhythmethod.
Glasser is the one-woman orchestra of Los Angeles based Cameron Mesirow. Ring was recorded with producer Ariel Rechtschaid, who helped re-imagine her musical arrangements, incorporating organic instrumentation including strings, woodwinds, bass, and a wide array of percussion into her once-sparse recordings. Mesirow’s simple, minimal melodies and rapturous vocals are perfectly complimented by the album’s maximalist arrangements.
Ring moves like the wake of a small boat in a still lake; each song its own, but leading to, and becoming, the next. In doing so it builds on the tradition of classic albums like Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks, Joni Mitchell’s Blue, and R. Kelly’s Trapped In the Closet – albums that as a whole create stories that are bigger than the sum of their individual songs.
Glasser entered public consciousness in 2009 with her debut EP Apply, released on True Panther, and a UK-only 12” released on the Young Turks label. The intimate, luxurious music resonated widely. Mesirow’s EPs and live shows earned her attention from producers Van Rivers and the Subliminal Kid (who also co-produced a few tracks and the transitions on Ring), and tour supports for The XX, Jonsi, and Delorean.
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