Allison Russell – The Returner

UNCUT 9/10  – It was only a matter of time before she made her album for the ages. The Returner is that album

 

Allison Russell has redefined what artistry means in the 21st century. Outside Child, her often devastating, deeply moving, cathartic celebration of survivor’s joy, has become one of the most acclaimed albums of the past 10 years (various honors include three GRAMMY Award nominations, the Juno Award for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year, the 2022 Americana Music Association’s Album of the Year Award, two International Folk Music Awards, three Canadian Folk Music Awards, and four UK Americana Music Awards). Now comes the second chapter in her story, The Returner, a body-shaking, mind-expanding, soulful expression of Black liberation, Black love, of Black self-respect. Written and co-produced by Allison along with Dim Star (her partner JT Nero and his brother Drew Lindsay), The Returner was recorded over Solstice week in December 2022 at Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles

 

Limited edition neon coloured coral vinyl

 

1 – Springtime

2 – The Returner

3 – All Without Within

4 – Demons

5 – Eve Was Black

6 – Stay Right Here

7 – Shadowlands

8 – Rag Child

9 – Snake Life

10 – Requiem