Lo Marie is back with her stunning new single “All The Love”.
Every night African daisies close up, a gesture interpreted as being protective of their vulnerably beautiful pedal display. In the morning, these flowers burst open and share with the world their bold essence. Multi-award-winning jazz-tinged neo-soul artist Lo Marie will release a song called “All The Love” as part of a series of singles to eventually be bundled together as the album “Le Rêve”. The African daisy phenomenon is emblematic of a profound shift in her personal and creative continuums.
Lo Marie has blossomed as a confident artist with a focused vision. In this spirit, she opted to self-produce. “I feel ready to speak up for myself as an artist. I know who I am, and I’ve been fortunate to make a name for myself in my hometown. Stepping into the producer’s role has been the biggest thing for me this year, but, thankfully, I had the resources and a support system to make this all happen”, the Madison, Wisconsin-based artist shares.
Lo Marie’s aesthetic encompasses jazz harmonic constructs, urban grooves, soulful guitar passages, and the expressivity of the jazz and neo-soul vocal traditions. Her debut EP “Beyond The Age Of Reason” (2012), produced by ace Nashville session man Jerry Kimbrough, earned Lo Marie an international following, enabling her to tour the US from New York to Los Angeles. Her follow-up “Solid Ground” (2015), also produced by Kimbrough, won the Jazz Album of the Year at the 2015 MAMA Awards (Madison Area Music Association Awards). In 2018, Lo Marie won MAMA awards for Best Female Vocalist, Best Jazz Performer and Cover Song of the Year for her duet “I’ve Got A Crush On You” with the legendary guitar player Cliff Frederiksen.
“Le Rêve” will be issued as a series of seven singles and later packaged as an album. Select highlights in this body of work include “All The Love”, “Imperfect Goddess”, and “African Daisy”. The track “All The Love” features honeyed low-register vocals, airy harmony vocals, and lush orchestral acoustic flourishes. The song is purposeful and poignant. “That song is about giving someone who is hurting love, and the transformative power this can have on someone in need” says Lo Marie. The sweet soul-jazz of “Imperfect Goddess” evokes Roberta Flack. And the empowering “African Daisy” features gorgeous gospel-inflected organ, jazz horn splashes, and breezily seductive vocals that whisk you away.
Album basics were recorded in Nashville at Randy Poole’s beloved studio, The Poole Room, where Lo Marie recorded her previous two records. From there, the tracks went on a journey to New York, New Hampshire, and Maryland. Central to the record was bassist and mix engineer Conrad St. Clair who worked closely with Lo Marie, crafting parts and helping shape the music. Also joining the team was Lo Marie’s longtime musical partner, Melanie Alvey, who arranged strings and played first violin, and Melanie’s husband, John Alvey, who played drums on a majority of the tracks.
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