Lola Kirke, Odetta Hartman
UW Memorial Union-Terrace 800 Langdon St., Madison, Wisconsin 53706
Ward & Kweskin
Lola Kirke
Fresh off releasing her five-song country duet EP, the London-born, Nashville-based songwriter moseys into town. On Friends And Foes And Friends Again, the indie-inclined artist turns back the clock, channeling greats like Parton and Prine on tracks like “Mama” and “Shoulda Cheated.” With Odetta Hartman.
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ABOUT: (Lola Kirke)
At sixteen, Lola Kirke discovered Gram Parsons and the Cosmic American genre he defined. In spite of being a New Yorker by the way of London, Kirke felt a strong connection to his Country-Rock sound. “For whatever reason, I thought I could resolve all my problems by just becoming him.”
Kirke is no stranger to shape shifting—as an actress with a steadily ascending star, she’s had major roles in David Fincher’s “Gone Girl” and Noah Baumbach’s “Mistress America,” as well as the Golden Globe-winning Amazon show “Mozart in the Jungle.” While less in the fore, her passion for music has stayed constant, with her guitar following her from dressing room to dressing room.
Born to a musical family (her father is Simon Kirke, drummer of Bad Company and Free, and her sister is singer-songwriter Domino Kirke), Lola embarked on her own musical journey with her four track EP released in 2016.
Lola Kirke will release a five song EP of country duets - Friends And Foes And Friends Again - on Downtown, September 13, 2019. The announcement included the first track taken from the record, the self-penned “Mama” - featuring Kelly Zutrau - replete with music video directed by Lola’s older sister, Jemima Kirke. Jemima spoke of the video saying, “It’s a perversion of mine to want to see People in their private moments. I would’ve loved to have her be defecating on the toilet but decided ravenous eating was just as good, just as grotesquely human. This story is about a character of stature and prestige, whose life is all about appearances, engaging in an act that puts her on the level with everyone else.
And then, the relief (and the horror) that comes from that.”
"Mama" by Loka Kirke
In spite of being a New Yorker by way of London, Kirke has long felt a strong connection to country-rock sound and began writing songs of her own at an early age.
As an actor with a steadily ascending star (Gone Girl, Mistress America, Mozart in the Jungle) music has stayed constant, with her guitar following her from dressing room to dressing room. Her lauded debut LP Heart Head West (August, 2018- Downtown Recordings) asserted her as part of the artistic tradition she holds so dear: delivering her own heart, laid bare for someone else to hear as theirs. With this EP, Kirke digs deeper into her call towards country music, expressing herself through a tradition she has loved so much while updating just it a little.
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ABOUT: (Odetta Hartman)
With a heart-stopping voice & wide ranging instrumental talent, Odetta Hartman carries cowboy soul into an era where country can clash with computers & bluegrass isn’t afraid of bass. Her debut LP
222 - an experimental, bedroom-produced hybrid of folk, musique concrète & psychedelia - was released on Northern Spy Records in 2015 to critical acclaim. Odetta Hartman’s newly released 2nd album, Old Rockhounds Never Die, is a bonanza of beautiful contradictions: intimate yet fiercely internationalist, spiritual and yet
tangible, sweet and also sexy. It convenes with the ghosts of the past while marching relentlessly forwards. Produced by Jack Inslee (of Full Service Radio), Old Rockhounds Never Die continues to
explore this uncanny sonic vernacular woven with badass banjos, detuned violins, field recordings, superstitious soundscapes, and vocal stylings ranging from sensual to spooky.In a musical ecosystem where singular is overused and haunting is all but nauseating, Hartman and Inslee’s work here is deserving of such accolades. There is nothing quite else that ties together such imaginative incongruence with ease, a quilt of scraps that cannot be replicated. What should be a hot mess is a marvel, a constellation of sounds shining bright and mysterious.
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