Thorne hitting her stride that’s ENTERTAINMENT
BONFIRES in Silver City is the stunning new album from acclaimed Australian songwriter Lucie Thorne. Steeped in that striking spaciousness and sensuality for which Thorne’s work has become renowned, Bonfi res in Silver City encompasses a remarkable breadth of feeling and fl avour. From the shimmering, wide-open beauty
of Big News to the groove of Till the Season, from the surging swell of Great Wave to the perfectly matched duet (and co-write) with
soultreasure Jo Jo Smith on Sweet Turnaround, Bonfi res in Silver City is an arrestingly assured collection from one of our fi nest song-poets. Most of these songs were written while
on the road over the past two years of almost constant touring (throughout Australia and Europe), following the release of her last album, Black Across the Field. Evocative songs brewed over this nomadic time, during which Thorne has only occasionally retreated back to that sweet old country cottage by the Tantawangalo Creek
(on the far south coast of NSW) that she still calls home.
But the sound of Bonfi res in Silver City has
grown largely out of the musical empathy and camaraderie Thorne has developed over this period with legendary drummer Hamish Stuart.
Expansive, playful, loose and real,
this foundation is augmented by sublime performances from some of their favourite players, including Dave Symes (bass), Chris Abrahams (piano and organ) and Carl Dewhurst (guitar), alongside some more adventurous guitar work and soundscape
creations by Thorne herself, adding texture and an expanded tonal palette just where it’s required and not a note more. “I’ve never spent such a long time thinking
about the record I wanted to make, and yet such a short amount of time actually making it,” she said. “And for me, it feels really clearly like the
best work I’ve done.” Bonfi res in Silver City is an exciting
development from this remarkable musician who has clearly hit her stride. She will be playing at the Royal Exchange in Bolton Street on Thursday, September 1.
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THE NEWCASTLE POST Wednesday, August 17, 2011
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