Marisa Anderson - Cloud Corner (2018)

On her Thrill Jockey debut, acclaimed guitarist Marisa Andersons music is boundless. Anderson is undeniably a master of the North American traditions of country, folk, and blues on guitar. On Cloud Corner, Anderson expands on those styles as well as instrumentation. Written and recorded in a period of political and personal upheaval, the album is intended as a refuge, an ode to stillness in an era of ceaseless noise. The results are an album of remarkably intimate beauty. The solo guitar work of Marisa Anderson owes its familiar tones to her awareness of history and her mastering of her instrument, yet it is completely new. Marisa Anderson fiters musical history through her own personal experiences, as a traveler in life and in music. A curious and gifted player, Anderson has spent over 35 years of performing forging her singular, instantly recognizable voice. Marisa Anderson s Cloud Corner is hopeful in the face of any discord, a resplendent diverse sound sanctuary that shines, a mirror of the horizon it looks towards.

Marisa Anderson doesn t just play guitar she sinks into bends and lingers over melodies, knowing when to light a fire under her fingers and when to wind like a creek. --NPR Music

The deft and vigilant way Portland-based guitarist Marisa Anderson has with a six-string garnered her some old-fashioned word-of-mouth. Anderson s ingested both the country blues and bluegrass lexicon in such a way so as to voice something new. --Rolling Stone

Her sound has strength in restless variety...Anderson s playing is heartfelt and utterly American - free from grandstanding and steeped in respect for the old tradition. --The Wire