Breakwall by Ansley Simpson
Tracklist
| 1. | Witness | 3:04 |
| 2. | A Mixture Of Frailties | 5:12 |
| 3. | Tea & Bourbon | 3:36 |
| 4. | Medicine Hat | 3:21 |
| 5. | Kwe (Changing Into Thunderbird) | 4:12 |
| 6. | Breakwall | 5:16 |
| 7. | Belljar | 5:07 |
| 8. | The Burnt Lands | 6:28 |
| 9. | Sleeping Giant | 5:48 |
Credits
released April 26, 2017
All words by Ansley Simpson.
Music by Ansley Simpson (01, 04, 05, 07, 08, 09) and Ansley Simpson & James Bunton (02, 03, 06).
String arrangements by James Bunton (02, 07).
Produced and mixed by James Bunton at The Glen Gordon.
Drums recorded at Dream Date Studio.
Mastered by João Carvalho at João Carvalho Mastering.
The title “A Mixture of Frailties” is taken from the Robertson Davies novel by the same name.
“Kwe (Changing Into Thunderbird)” is in reference to a series of six paintings by Norval Morrisseau called “Man Changing into Thunderbird (1977)”.
The song “The Burnt Lands” was inspired by a Bruce Munro novel by the same name. The line “Trample grass blades at night” is a reference to a poem by Wislawa Szymborska “Among the Multitudes”. Sample of “Drum Song” by The Smoke Trail Singers used with permission.
All words by Ansley Simpson.
Music by Ansley Simpson (01, 04, 05, 07, 08, 09) and Ansley Simpson & James Bunton (02, 03, 06).
String arrangements by James Bunton (02, 07).
Produced and mixed by James Bunton at The Glen Gordon.
Drums recorded at Dream Date Studio.
Mastered by João Carvalho at João Carvalho Mastering.
The title “A Mixture of Frailties” is taken from the Robertson Davies novel by the same name.
“Kwe (Changing Into Thunderbird)” is in reference to a series of six paintings by Norval Morrisseau called “Man Changing into Thunderbird (1977)”.
The song “The Burnt Lands” was inspired by a Bruce Munro novel by the same name. The line “Trample grass blades at night” is a reference to a poem by Wislawa Szymborska “Among the Multitudes”. Sample of “Drum Song” by The Smoke Trail Singers used with permission.
License
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Ansley Simpson is an award-winning Anishinaabe singer-songwriter from Toronto, and a member of Alderville FN. A weaver of haunting vocals and poetics, their songs unfold as stories, immersing the listener in vibrant imagery, journeying us through themes of vulnerably, love, and heartbreak.