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Acclaimed vocalist Lizz Wright releases a classic recording that encapsulates an illustrious 20-year career since her debut album, Salt (Verve). Released on her label Blues & Greens Records, the album, Shadow, solidifies Wright as one of the great modern American singers. Wright celebrates intimacy, loss, community, and healing on Shadow.
Wright says of Shadow, “It finally came to be my turn to lose a defining love in my life, my grandmother Martha. Something about the way she loved me gave me the backbone to stand and sing in front of rooms of strangers all these years and never feel alone. She made the world seem small and warm. Watching her long transition made me think about the impression that her love has left on me and what I was going to do with it.
Shadow is the result of patiently feeling and exploring grief while also celebrating the kind of love that becomes more apparent and powerful in the presence of loss and uncertainty."
“Lizz Wright promises sanctuary, consolation and strength in ‘Sparrow’ from her new album Shadow. Folky guitar and fiddle and a quietly insistent six-beat rhythm support Wright’s benevolent, ever resolute voice as she calls on a lover to return.”
-The New York Times
“On her new album, Shadow, Lizz Wright creates a dazzling soundscape with her smooth, sultry vocals as she ranges from jazz and blues to folk and soul.”
-NoDepression
"Lizz Wright has a voice! It's so warm and welcoming, so full of honey, smoke, texture, and simmering goodness. She’s also a really thoughtful curator of her own work and a wonderful songwriter. Shadow has several really nice original songs, and a fantastic collection of cover songs.” -NPR “New Music Friday"
“…stunning new record, the magnificent Shadow… [is] a masterful work, one filled with Wright’s artistic vision, authenticity and musical beauty.” -Forbes
