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Karen Black
Dreaming Of You 1971-1976
(Anthology)
★★★★
KAREN Black is best known as a leading actress in US New Wave cinema, starring in films such as Five Easy Pieces and Robert Altman’s Nashville. However, while accounts of her life rarely mention it, Black was also a hugely talented singer-songwriter.
Produced by Cass McCombs, the 17 largely folky, previously unreleased tracks collected here are a revelation. Her childlike vocals on Dreaming Of You are surely a huge influence on contemporary artists like Joana Newsom and Aldous Harding, while she echoes the idealism and passion of Buffy Sainte-Marie and Joan Baez on Well I Know You’re Lonely Now.
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