The A's - Fruit (LP)Days before beginning their first ever tour as The As, Sylvan Essos Amelia Meath and Daughter of Swords Alexandra Sauser Monnig have released a serene and ruminative rendition of the stoner country classic, Lonesome L. A. Cowboy. The single arrives on the heels of the duos debut album Fruit, which saw the two longtime friends and Mountain Man bandmates strike a perfect balance between inquisitive and comforting (NPR Music). Similar to their take on

each poetic line detailed yet uncluttered

had just finished an overhaul of April Base

Sessa and more

The seeds for Bluebird were sown starting in 2015 when Nick Sanborn and I were both performing at the inaugural Eaux Claires festival

and some of these bits felt like test cases for what they might do together

was drawn to Manaus

Nick and I figured we’d play around a 20 -30 minute set

against a backdrop of major life changes

Or is that actually too much to ask

And the idea was to do a poisonous cabaret song samba

and of something still unfolding

It’s no wonder he chose to intwine ancestral knowledge into this project in such a meaningful way