Lady on the Bike, released May 9, is a mix of Shaw and Parpan’s pasts and presents, expressed in new ways.
The duo was drawn to each other through mutual admiration of each other’s work; Shaw has won a Pulitzer Prize and several Grammy Awards for her boundary-breaking compositions and collaborated with celebrated artists such as Nas and Rosalía, and Parpan is a dynamic vocalist and folk-pop singer-songwriter who sings emotionally stirring lyrics and relishes in challenging how instruments are “supposed” to be played.
Ringdown is a playground they can only access with each other, allowing them to create a style of pop music that explores the spaces between electronic and acoustic sounds and re-imagines traditional song structure.
Shaw explains, “I’ve thought for years about making a solo record that is in a more electro-pop vein, but didn’t have the courage. Ringdown is where I experiment with so many things I’ve wanted to try. I’ve also learned that being in a band and making your own record is much harder than playing a Mozart sonata and I will absolutely die on that hill.”
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Plaat 1
1. The mess
2. I won't go
3. My turn run
4. Old noir
5. Teach me
6. Ghost
7. Reckoning crazy
8. Emotional absentee
9. Two-step thirst
10. Trigger warning
11. Could've been