Sonderlust

by Kishi Bashi

Sonderlust cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 16 September 2016
  • Label: Joyful Noise Recordings
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 41:14
  • Community rating: 3.08/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Composed during a period of marital difficulty, 'Sonderlust' utilizes highly varied instrumentation including prominent synthesizers alongside Kishi Bashi's trademark violin loops. The record acts as a complex sonic juxtaposition between upbeat pop grooves and melancholic lyrical reflections.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, melodic, breakup

Tracklist

  1. m'lover (03:48)
  2. Hey Big Star (03:21)
  3. Say Yeah (04:34)
  4. Can't Let Go, Juno (04:22)
  5. Ode to My Next Life (03:47)
  6. Who'd You Kill (04:27)
  7. Statues in a Gallery (03:25)
  8. Why Don't You Answer Me (04:18)
  9. Flame on Flame (a Slow Dirge) (04:46)
  10. Honeybody (04:26)

Credits

  • Sandy Denny - primary artist, written-by, arranged by
  • Sony DADC - authoring [dvd]
  • David Suff - research [discography]
  • Traditional - written-by
  • Tom Paxton - written-by
  • Jackson C. Frank - written-by
  • Lawrence Freeman - written-by
  • Sammy Cahn - written-by

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