Ariel + The Undertow: s/t (1/22/13)
“Kindness from Strangers”
Ariel + The Undertow: Kindness from Strangers
After a sparse, acoustic debut in 2010, Ariel Rubin has swung the opposite direction for her Kickstarter-funded second album, Ariel & The Undertow. With the aid of backing musicians including Duke Levine, Annie Hoffman, and John Ducharme, the record was put together in a year following Rubin’s battle with chronic fatigue syndrome.
“Kindness from Strangers” is Rubin standing up to that fatigue and depression. Name-checking Marilyn Monroe, Sylvia Plath, and Virginia Woolf in the opening, she rolls from her bluesy refusal to follow these ill-fated women into a song of triumph. Her clear, strong voice, reverb-soaked guitars, and a well-placed synth solo ring out, washing out thoughts of darkness with gratitude for a beautiful world and the people in it.
Wonderful to see this coming to completion. Love the cover image, and the notes above. Great stuff.
Beautiful Ariel Rubin!
I am caught in buffering…… Oh life in the mountains.
argggggggg I love it love it love it.
well done…keep strumming.
All good stuff. Best of luck Cuz..
Love it Ariel, can’t wait to hear more!