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We Walked in Song

As with previous records (this is album 9, since their 1989 debut), We Walked in Song is marked by Karen Peris distinctive phrasing (her singing as individual and standout-ish as Joanna Newsoms) and her soft and sensitive songwriting. Championed by the likes of Sufjan Stevens and Joni Mitchell, this is best described as Natalie Merchant-like folky-pop. The sound of the Lancaster, Pennsylvania trio is fragile, created with acoustic and ghostly electric guitars, piano and pipe organ. Inspired by the sadness at the loss of her parents, but celebrating their legacy, songs like Brotherhood of Man (about the...

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