Posted October 16, 200816 yr http://www.katieherzig.com/images/appletree-cover.jpg Myspace Tracklisting 01. Songbird 02. I Want To Belong To You 03. Hologram 04. How the West Was Won 05. Wish You Well 06. Sumatra 07. I Will Follow 08. I Hurt Too 09. Gypsy Girl 10. Shovel 11. Forevermore 12. Take It To The Country 13. Waiting For My Night Details Katie Herzig’s fans can expect her most adventurous and satisfying album yet: Apple Tree.While Apple Tree is every bit as melodic and emotionally incisive as Herzig’s previous records, it is nonetheless a bold and assertive step forward. According to Herzig, “Weightless was very much a do-it-yourself, homemade project, but the recording of Apple Tree became very collaborative and pushed me to places, performance and production- wise, that I might not have gone on my own.”Working as her own producer, Herzig teamed up with Nashville multi-instrumentalist and producer Cason Cooley (The Normals, Derek Webb) for five tracks—as well as with two members of The Fray team, producer Aaron Johnson and guitarist David Welsh on the track ‘Hologram.’ Herzig: “The song ‘Hologram’ was actually written partly in response to a conversation I’d had with Aaron, who said he missed how I used to belt when I sang with the band. So it felt appropriate to record that song with him.”Though Herzig is the sole author of most of Apple Tree, two of the songs (‘I Will Follow’ and ‘I Want To Belong To You’) were co-written with well-known songwriter Kim Richey. “I’ve learned so much writing with Kim,” Herzig says. “Especially about patience. Allowing the songs to take the time they need to develop, rather than rushing to finish them and ultimately settling.”Patience is also a trademark of producer Cason Cooley’s contribution to Apple Tree. “I’m always in such a hurry to get my ideas recorded,” Herzig admits, “but Cason helped slow me down. He is an explorer with an incredible ear for melodies. He also helped hand-pick many of the musicians we asked to play on the record.” Nashville recording artists Sandra McCracken and Ruby Amanfu also lent their voices to a few songs on the project.The result is Apple Tree: a spellbinding, uniquely immersive listening experience that deftly manages to be at once playful and impassioned—challenging and comfortable—intimate and epic. http://a763.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/95/l_c7ae8b28061069587b82f3105052979a.jpg Fantastic album. Was released a bit ago but only heard it lately. Happy little album with lots of very 'nice' songs on it. But not in a boring way haha.
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