Cheyenne Marie Mize introduced herself internationally on the 10″ release Among the Gold with Bonnie “Prince” Billy – an inventive take on a variety of late 19th century American parlor music handpicked by her and Will Oldham.
We first discovered her when we posted her Valentine’s Day recording – a lush and spine-tingling cover of said same Bonnie Prince Billy’s I Called You Back from his 2006 release The Letting Go.
Her new EP, We Don’t Need (out Jan. 24, 2012 on Yep Roc) offers an expansion of the sonic palette she’s established – with more dynamic moods, instrumentation, and experimentation. Using only a dense array of percussion, the opener Wishing Well is a mix of r&b tinged staccato vocals and adventurous modern pop. A somber funeral march provides the backbeat of Don’t Call Me Beautiful before the resplendent piano swing of Going Under. In fact, from first note to last this is a record that will first entrance, then captivate and finally haunt you in a way that rarely happens nowadays.
Download Cheyenne Marie Mize – Wishing Well mp3 (from We Don’t Need EP)
Download Cheyenne Marie Mize – I Called You Back mp3 (Bonnie Prince Billy cover)
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