The Beacon by Alice Bierhorst
If Elvis Costello and Carole King had an angel baby. Dream-chamber pop produced by The Universal Thump. Indebted to Burt Bacharach and The Brill Building, Stephen Sondheim, the American Songbook, art song and Laura Nyro.
Tracklist
| 1. | Our Work Is Never Done | 2:58 |
| 2. | Better Angels | 4:37 |
| 3. | Tell Me Where | 2:55 |
| 4. | Airborne | 2:48 |
| 5. | I Will Always Love You (When I'm Alone) | 4:02 |
| 6. | Not Like The Movies | 3:44 |
| 7. | Forever You Go | 3:01 |
| 8. | The Beacon | 3:04 |
| 9. | Stranger Still | 4:01 |
| 10. | Goodbye, My Voyager | 2:36 |
Credits
released February 12, 2016
Alice Bierhorst: vocals, piano
Greta Gertler Gold: backing vocals (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 8 and 9), string arrangements (Tracks 1 and 4), horn/woodwind arrangement (Track 7), choir arrangement (Track 6), piano effects (Track 9)
Adam D. Gold: drums, percussion, vibraphone (Tracks 3 and 9), string arrangements (Tracks 2, 5, 6, 8 and 9), French Horn arrangements (Tracks 2 and 6), additional engineering
Barney McAll: piano, Wurlitzer, tack piano (Track 10), horn arrangements (Tracks 1 and 3)
Jonathan Maron: bass
String Quartet on Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9:
Olivier Manchon: violin
Alex Fortes: violin
Anne Lanzilotti: viola
Andrea Lee: cello
Horns/Woodwinds:
John Ellis: tenor sax (Tracks 1 and 3), flute (Tracks 1, 3 and 7), bass clarinet (Track 7)
Ken Thomson: baritone sax (Tracks 1 and 3), clarinet (Track 7)
J. Walter Hawkes: trombone (Tracks 1 and 3)
Eric C. Davis: French Horn (Tracks 2 and 6)
Guitars:
Oren Bloedow: acoustic and electric guitars (Tracks 2, 4, 5 and 7)
Phil Sterk: pedal steel (Tracks 2 and 7)
Additional Vocals:
Choir on "Not Like The Movies": Greta Gertler Gold, Emily Hurst, Serena Jost, Deb Adler Poppel, Rebecca Pronsky, Lucy Wainwright Roche, Deidre Rodman Struck
Rod Alonzo: guest vocal on Track 5
Mirabelle Struck: guest vocal on Track 10
Produced by: The Universal Thump (Greta Gertler Gold and Adam D. Gold)
Recorded by Kabir Harmon at The Magic Shop; Craig Dreyer at Mighty Toad; Rich Bennett at Acme Studios; Adam D. Gold at Oh Real Yum.
Mixed by: Bryce Goggin at Trout Recording
Mastered by: Paul Gold at Salt Mastering
Photography: Front and back covers, bird dress and closed-eyes portrait by Todd Chalfant
Design: Marisa Rolish
produced by The Universal Thump
Alice Bierhorst: vocals, piano
Greta Gertler Gold: backing vocals (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 8 and 9), string arrangements (Tracks 1 and 4), horn/woodwind arrangement (Track 7), choir arrangement (Track 6), piano effects (Track 9)
Adam D. Gold: drums, percussion, vibraphone (Tracks 3 and 9), string arrangements (Tracks 2, 5, 6, 8 and 9), French Horn arrangements (Tracks 2 and 6), additional engineering
Barney McAll: piano, Wurlitzer, tack piano (Track 10), horn arrangements (Tracks 1 and 3)
Jonathan Maron: bass
String Quartet on Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9:
Olivier Manchon: violin
Alex Fortes: violin
Anne Lanzilotti: viola
Andrea Lee: cello
Horns/Woodwinds:
John Ellis: tenor sax (Tracks 1 and 3), flute (Tracks 1, 3 and 7), bass clarinet (Track 7)
Ken Thomson: baritone sax (Tracks 1 and 3), clarinet (Track 7)
J. Walter Hawkes: trombone (Tracks 1 and 3)
Eric C. Davis: French Horn (Tracks 2 and 6)
Guitars:
Oren Bloedow: acoustic and electric guitars (Tracks 2, 4, 5 and 7)
Phil Sterk: pedal steel (Tracks 2 and 7)
Additional Vocals:
Choir on "Not Like The Movies": Greta Gertler Gold, Emily Hurst, Serena Jost, Deb Adler Poppel, Rebecca Pronsky, Lucy Wainwright Roche, Deidre Rodman Struck
Rod Alonzo: guest vocal on Track 5
Mirabelle Struck: guest vocal on Track 10
Produced by: The Universal Thump (Greta Gertler Gold and Adam D. Gold)
Recorded by Kabir Harmon at The Magic Shop; Craig Dreyer at Mighty Toad; Rich Bennett at Acme Studios; Adam D. Gold at Oh Real Yum.
Mixed by: Bryce Goggin at Trout Recording
Mastered by: Paul Gold at Salt Mastering
Photography: Front and back covers, bird dress and closed-eyes portrait by Todd Chalfant
Design: Marisa Rolish
produced by The Universal Thump
License
All rights reserved.
Alice Bierhorst is a visionary singer and songmaker. Ethereal and earthy, tender and tough, her music draws upon classical music, 60's and 70's pop, roots rock, Tin Pan Alley, and dreamy indie folk. Debussy, Kate Bush, Burt Bacharach, Carole King, Nick Drake, Brian Wilson, Judee Sill in the mix. A voice clear and plaintive, airy and grounded, full of wonder, tenderness and love.