Raised by Gypsies ::: STREAM: Companion's Debut Album and Daytrotter Session

Stream Companion's debut album on WNYC, Daytrotter session now available

Companion's debut album out February 5

ALBUM STREAM: Companion

http://wny.cc/127eNLY

DAYTROTTER SESSION:

http://www.daytrotter.com/#!/concert/companion/20056286-37383438

Companion is the new project from Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Pepi Ginsberg. With four critically acclaimed solo albums under her belt, Pepi returns with a new moniker, an expanded lineup and a lusher sound.

Listen to an exclusive full album stream of Companion's forthcoming album at WNYC. The band's self-titled debut comes out February 5. Album details and track list below.

Today the group also shares their recently recorded Daytrotter session. Stream or download the session here.

Be sure to catch the band live when they play their record release show in their hometown of Brooklyn on February 21 at Glasslands.

Daytrotter Track List:

All That I Want Is You
Swimming
20th Century Crime
Out Of Control And Wasted On Youth

About Companion:

"If Cat Power's voice and Neko Case's voice made sweet, sweet love to each other, you'd likely get the voice of Pepi Ginsberg. But the soft sounds are delivered with razor sharp lyrics that tell amazing little stories."

- Philadelphia City Paper

"Ginsberg does display an acute talent for making minor tweaks to the most time-honored formulas."

- WNYC

Companion, a new project from Pepi Ginsberg (Red, East Is East), is defined by lush vocal arrangements and strong rhythmic hooks. A clear departure from Ginsberg's earlier work, Companion delivers artful pop with a twist.

The process of developing this new sound began around Ginsberg's thorough home recordings of her songs, along with vocal harmonies she created with bandmates Anna Thorngate and Amy Carrigan-both of whom she enlisted from the ranks of the Brooklyn Ladies Choir, an all-women singing group she'd formed in the winter of 2010. To flesh out these vocal-centric versions of the songs, she picked up her own guitar and turned to her longtime bass player, Tim Lappin, plus new guitarist Kirk Schoenherr and drummer Justin Veloso. In the studio, the band started to create a sound that incorporated elements both organic and electronic, often incorporating Ginsberg's homemade beats: "I needed to learn how to write harder parts on my guitar and sing more challenging melodies, and I was listening to a lot of HOT 97," she says. "I wanted to build beats and have electronic aspects to the music, so I had to figure out how to write them, and blend those ideas with the organic nature of the songs."

The production on the band's eponymous debut is big and airy. With help from people like Jake Aron (Grizzly Bear, Yeasayer, Jamie Lidell) and Nathan Sabatino (Dr. Dog), the album is powerful, rich and compelling. It marks an auspicious and mature beginning for a young band.

TOUR DATES

02/21 Brooklyn, NY - Glasslands (Record Release Show)