FREEZING

Canadian-Italian singer Emily D’Angelo releases her second solo DG album freezing, which features 17 songs drawn from folk tradition, art song and beyond. The mezzo-soprano offers a personal take on music that spans five centuries, ranging from songs by John Dowland and Henry Purcell; Rebecca Clarke, Zoltán Kodály, W.C. Handy and Philip Glass; to recent works by Randy Newman, Jeanine Tesori, Cecilia Livingston, “Adrian Ira” Kramer and US band Ween. D’Angelo is joined by Sophia Muñoz (piano), Bruno Helstroffer (electric guitar) and Jonas Niederstadt (bass guitar, synth, percussion) on thirteen of the album tracks. 

The singer’s fascinating dark voice as well as the eloquent arrangements unite these very different pieces into a beautiful, spherical work of art. “On some level this album is about getting out of the way and allowing the songs to speak for themselves, while highlighting how music evolves and changes over time,” explains D’Angelo.