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Shelter

Olivia Chaney

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Summary: London-based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Olivia Chaney, returned to a family retreat, a rustic, eighteenth-century cottage in the hills of the North Yorkshire Moors, to write the songs for this album that features eight original songs, plus Chaney's interpretations of Purcell's "O solitude" and Frank Harford and Tex Ritter's "Long time gone," first recorded by the Everly Brothers. This release follows her collaboration with the Decemberists under the moniker Offa Rex.

Reviews (4)

The guardian

d. 10. June 2018

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Neil Spencer

d. 10. June 2018

"Last sighted fronting psych-folk band Offa Rex (AKA the Decemberists), Olivia Chaney returns to minimalism on her second solo album, her dazzling vocals accompanied only by the piano of producer Thomas Bartlett, a little guitar and a few string parts. As with its predecessor, The Longest River, it's a finely wrought piece of work, with Chaney's swooping delivery turning songs into dramas".

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AllMusic

2018

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James Christopher Monger

2018

"[Shelter] owe more to Blue-era Joni Mitchell and early Kate Bush than they do Maddy Prior and Jacqui McShee - Sandy Denny remains both a sonic and lyrical linchpin. Chaney's songs eschew linear trad-folk narratives in favor of a more impressionistic and poetic approach, but there is an overarching current that runs through Shelter's ten cozy cuts. Composed in the rustic 18th century cottage in the North Yorkshire moors that has served as her family retreat over the years, the notion of solitude - and its myriad benefits/drawbacks - is at the heart of the aptly named collection. That sense of isolation is mirrored by the sparse instrumentation".

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Paste

d. 15. June 2018

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Lee Zimmerman

d. 15. June 2018

"Shelter may be a bit low key for some people's liking. It's more a Sunday morning record than one to affect a party vibe on Saturday night. Yet, when bit of solace is sought in the twilight time that follows, this Shelter provides a most pleasant respite".

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fRoots

2018 Autumn

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Colin Irwin

2018 Autumn

"this is classic singer-songwriter stuff; that vulnerable, imploring voice on a range of soul-baring songs given low-key, understated accompaniment.. though, when one of the accompanists is Thomas Bartlett, turning his hand to mellotron here, you know it's not going to be that straightforward. She is also an intriguing songwriter - offering colourful little vignettes of life without ever fully revealing her hand and holding enough back to tantalise with some cracking turns of phrase".