Carving Canyons

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AH: Well, continue on that, because that’s basically what I was about to ask – how are you feeling about all of this? AH: What else are you listening to right now? Who are you listening to, and who’s grabbed your ears lately?

Rose, Greg (25 May 2010). "Lissie and Ellie Goulding duet at Great Escape". Virgin Records. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010 . Retrieved 29 May 2010. Lissie Chart History: Adult Alternative Songs - February 14, 2018". Billboard . Retrieved February 14, 2018. AH: Well, you mentioned the songwriters coming in and singing with you, and it did make several of the songs, definitely “Yellow Roses” and some of the others, stand out. It gave them all a different flavor. L: Yeah, I think that happened very loosely and naturally, which I loved. I didn’t have to make a big to-do, I was just in Nashville, and my producer [Curt Schneider] had come from LA to get some vocals. I always feel like I sing better in Nashville, because in LA it’s dry, so my voice is always a little pinched. But then I come to Nashville, and it was all humid – the humidity is good for my vocal cords – so I was just singin’ my butt off and was able to just call up Kate and Sarah and Bre Kennedy and Madi and Natalie and be like, ‘Hey, what are you doing over the next two days – can you pop into the studio. No pressure.’ And everybody just rolled through and it was awesome! I really gave them freedom to ‘sing what you feel – I have a few ideas, but I’d just love for you to take it away.’ It adds such a dimension and a texture. I’m just so glad that that was able to work out, because it just adds more life and more perspective. It’s a group effort. Petro, Cristopher. "SPOTLIGHT: Lissie Maurus". Performer Magazine . Retrieved 28 May 2010. [ permanent dead link]

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It is a perfect ending to the journey Carving Canyons has taken us on. From heartbreak and darkness, Lissie has found self-acceptance and personal balance but she has created her finest album. a b c d "Lissie Interview". PopCultureMadness. 11 February 2008. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. a b c d e f g h "Lissie". ctnmusic.com. 22 December 2008. Archived from the original on 26 February 2010 . Retrieved 29 May 2010. AH: You were out on the farm for a good chunk of the pandemic. How did that kind of isolation affect the songs that ended up on Carving Canyons?

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Similar to the approach of her previous records, Lissie closes out Carving Canyons with an optimistic song—the reflective “Midnight.” “I think by ending with “Midnight,” it's very open-ended,” she explains. “It's finding me in a place of peace and confidence and optimism, but there's still some moodiness there, and there's still a lot of unknown. It feels empowering. It's about being vulnerable and being open and surrendering.” AH: You probably have a communication shorthand between you where you don’t have to work so hard to explain an idea, it’s like, ‘Oh, yeah, I get it!” Epic Scrap Metal Sessions Part 10: Lissie". bigang.no/home. Archived from the original on 25 February 2016 . Retrieved 19 February 2016. An established artist such as Lissie always has to pull off a delicate balancing act when releasing a new album. They need to bring something new without alienating the fans that have been with them from the beginning. This is exactly what she achieves with Carving Canyons. It’s a must-listen for fans, old and new.

AH: Yeah, I’ll get myself into those ruts, too, but one there’s one thing you want to hear, that’s all that’ll work for ya. L: It could sound insensitive to say that anything good came from COVID, because obviously a lot of people died, and it was unbelievable – still, I can’t believe we’ve all been through this really intense thing. We’re collectively traumatized. But, yeah, I think, for a lot of people, there was a sort of slowing down that, for me, I haven’t done in over a decade. I just kind of have to sit with my feelings and confront myself and sort of try and grow and have self-awareness and emotional intelligence and practice self-care and do all of these things I’ve neglected for so long. It was kinda hard, but once I was able to sort of get the hang of it, I’m kind of grateful for having so much time to just be, and be in my home and be with my dog and to eventually be around more for my family and friends. I actually ended up meeting a new person who I’ve been dating for over a year who’s amazing, and I really think, had there not been this downtime, we probably wouldn’t have been able to have a relationship, because it’s hard to date someone who’s never home! Grepperud, Amund (10 February 2010). "Lydverket elsker: Lissie" (in Norwegian). Lydverket . Retrieved 28 May 2010.To define Lissie as an American singer and songwriter would be simplistic: she appeared in tv shows, she co – owns the music genre themed popcorn company Otts Pops Indie Pop and she owns her own farm. When the pandemic started spreading, Lissie was in her Iowa farm dealing with an impactful breakup: she decided to use the time wisely, learning to know herself better and, through connecting with nature, connecting with the deepest and more hidden parts of herself. Her upcoming album – Carving Canyons – will be out September 16 on Lionboy Records: here’s AH: That kind of leads me to Madi Diaz – she co-wrote one of the songs with you, and she’s becoming a favorite of mine, too. a b c d "Lissie". ctnmusic.com. 22 December 2008. Archived from the original on 26 February 2010 . Retrieved 29 May 2010. Indie-folk singer Lissie has never rushed her albums. Her fifth proper studio release, Carving Canyons, uses that reflection to good effect. The album’s context – the loneliness at the center of the pandemic – feels almost behind the times (partly because of the surfeit of covid-based releases over the past few years). Still, Lissie primarily uses the setting to look at the fallout from a breakup that occurred early in the era. The time given to writing and recording Carving Canyons allowed Lissie full time to process, writing lyrics that offer transparency without frantic confessing, eventually leading to a possible way out of the crisis. Song I Can’t Wait to Hear Live: “Night Moves” – featuring Lissie at her husky-voiced best in this perfect slice of Laurel Canyon-esque pop.