{"product_id":"rhiannon-giddens-hope-is-the-thing-with-feathers","title":"Rhiannon Giddens - Hope Is the Thing with Feathers","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘Giddens’ work has become a foundational influence for a generation of younger Black roots musicians’– \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Few American performers this century are more accomplished and important than Rhiannon Giddens’ – \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMojo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"37\" data-end=\"630\"\u003ePulitzer and Grammy-winning artist \u003cstrong data-start=\"72\" data-end=\"92\"\u003eRhiannon Giddens\u003c\/strong\u003e’ new album \u003cem data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"137\"\u003eHope is the Thing with Feathers\u003c\/em\u003e was inspired by the beauty of people coming together and drawing strength from each other. It was intentionally recorded live with no frills and few overdubs, just pure and essential music that captures the feeling of community, clarity, as well as the joy and power of creating together. From exploring the lineages that make American music to the community-oriented spirit in which it was conceived and recorded, in many ways the album tells the story of the last 20 years of Giddens’ life.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"632\" data-end=\"1528\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"632\" data-end=\"665\"\u003eHope is the Thing with Feathers\u003c\/em\u003e features Giddens’ key collaborators from throughout her career. Giddens (lead vocals, minstrel banjo, fiddle) is joined by longtime bassist \u003cstrong data-start=\"806\" data-end=\"822\"\u003eJason Sypher\u003c\/strong\u003e, Italian multi-instrumentalist \u003cstrong data-start=\"854\" data-end=\"875\"\u003eFrancesco Turrisi\u003c\/strong\u003e, Congolese artist \u003cstrong data-start=\"894\" data-end=\"910\"\u003eNiwel Tsumbu\u003c\/strong\u003e (guitars), and Louisiana native \u003cstrong data-start=\"943\" data-end=\"958\"\u003eDirk Powell\u003c\/strong\u003e on multiple instruments, as well as her very first bandmate and fellow North Carolinian \u003cstrong data-start=\"1047\" data-end=\"1066\"\u003eJustin Robinson\u003c\/strong\u003e, her nephew \u003cstrong data-start=\"1079\" data-end=\"1100\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eJustin Harrington\u003c\/strong\u003e, Dirk’s daughter \u003cstrong data-start=\"1118\" data-end=\"1135\"\u003eAmelia Powell\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1153\"\u003eCharly Lowry\u003c\/strong\u003e, and Giddens’ sister \u003cstrong data-start=\"1175\" data-end=\"1197\"\u003eLalenja Harrington\u003c\/strong\u003e. Says Giddens: “Louisiana, the Congo, Italy, the Carolinas - all of these influences and people coming together to make something: that is American music. It’s how American music came to be, and that was the original thought of creating a band with the musicians that I’ve been playing with for years, and featured on this album.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1530\" data-end=\"2098\"\u003eGiddens’ seventh studio album was made in sessions nestled within North American tours in 2024 and 2025, at The Cypress House in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. It was co-produced by Giddens and longtime collaborator and bandmate \u003cstrong data-start=\"1754\" data-end=\"1769\"\u003eDirk Powell\u003c\/strong\u003e, who also engineered and mixed the album. Recording live was crucial, to bring the listener into the centre of the room. Giddens says that she cannot play without stomping, which can be felt on the opening track. Background noise and the sound of the musicians talking to each other before takes were also intentionally left in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2100\" data-end=\"3095\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"2100\" data-end=\"2133\"\u003eHope is the Thing with Feathers\u003c\/em\u003e features four original songs written by Giddens and Powell (including lead single \u003cem data-start=\"2216\" data-end=\"2233\"\u003e‘Carolina Rain’\u003c\/em\u003e) alongside interpretations of pieces by North Carolinians \u003cstrong data-start=\"2292\" data-end=\"2310\"\u003eOla Belle Reed\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2315\" data-end=\"2335\"\u003eElizabeth Cotten\u003c\/strong\u003e, and Indigenous activist, singer-songwriter and storyteller \u003cstrong data-start=\"2396\" data-end=\"2407\"\u003ePura Fé\u003c\/strong\u003e, as well as traditional songs including \u003cem data-start=\"2448\" data-end=\"2465\"\u003e‘Cluck Old Hen’\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"2470\" data-end=\"2486\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e‘Walk with Me’\u003c\/em\u003e (a duet with Giddens’ sister). The title track was inspired by the poem by \u003cstrong data-start=\"2562\" data-end=\"2581\"\u003eEmily Dickinson\u003c\/strong\u003e. Says Giddens: “This is most certainly a time where hope is needed more than ever; I was sitting in a hotel room pondering this poem when the tune was downloaded into my brain; I sang it for Niwel and he finished it with his beautiful harmonic movement. Art reaches across generations and continents to be completed, sometimes, by folks who will never meet.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4174\" data-end=\"5009\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nonesuch","offers":[{"title":"140g Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":58400984498521,"sku":"SDZ-47847","price":35.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD Softpak","offer_id":58400984531289,"sku":"SDZ-47848","price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/WMG_20260625_1500_140328_853_v_0075597891935_002.jpg?v=1782405764","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/rhiannon-giddens-hope-is-the-thing-with-feathers","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}