Tracklist
1 | Lee Ranaldo – Take Me Up | |
2 | Heather Leigh – Old John | |
3 | Tom Carter, Ronnie Yates & Gabriel Martinez – Come On, Come On | |
4 | Neel Murgai – The Dream Comes | |
5 | Alessandra Novaga – Crying Low | |
6 | Ras Moshe Burnett, William Hooker & Loren Connors – The Eagle | |
7 | Jim O'Rourke – End Of My Days | |
8 | John Kolodij & Jane Hesser – Let The Darkness Fall | |
9 | Alison Farrell – Millie's Not Afraid | |
10 | Zoh Amba – Morning Doubt | |
11 | Loren Connors & Suzanne Langille – Dream Ballad | |
12 | Kim Gordon & Bill Nace – Strong & Foolish Heart | |
13 | Andrew Burnes – A Sadness In Me | |
14 | Daniel Carter, Loren Connors, Suzanne Langille – I Wish I Didn't Dream | |
15 | Dean Roberts, Boris Hauf & Andrea Belfi – Turn Away | |
16 | Alan Licht & Angela Jaeger – Still Bound | |
17 | Laura Ortman – Grip My Hand | |
18 | David Grubbs – Child | |
19 | Sarah Davachi & Sean McCann – Return To The Waterfall | |
20 | Daniel Carter, Loren Connors, Suzanne Langille – It Will Only Continue | |
21 | David Daniell – End Of My Days | |
22 | Byron Coley & Loren Connors – Nothing At All | |
23 | Adam Casey & The Liminal Choir With Katherine Walsh – Day Is Slipping |
Thirty-two artists honor the extraordinary legacy of Suzanne Langille through interpretations of her vast songbook. Langille is best known as an acclaimed avant garde singer-songwriter and collaborator of guitarist Loren Connors. They ventured into electrified blues and abstracted artsongs across more than a dozen albums since the mid-1980s.
Langille’s songs, with Connors, solo, or other collaborators, are marked by distinct and captivating depth. Her evocative lyrics, layered with themes of loss, longing, and the natural world, defy conventional boundaries, blending poetry with potent melodies. Her work embraces the uncertainty of life and the delicate spaces between joy and sorrow.
Langille’s first published composition — “Grip My Hand” — kicked off Connors’ 1990 album Rooms. As her songs began to dot more of Connors’ albums, she led the spontaneous blown-out rock band Haunted House and collaborated with the trio San Agustin. Later, she released two albums with daf-player Neel Murgai.
“Suzanne’s songwriting defies easy classification. She bypasses essay-style lyrics and unsubtle emotion. Instead, she dives into the tenuous spaces between life, the unknown, and the shades of uncertainty lingering in between,” Family Vineyard's Eric Weddle writes in the album liner notes. “That’s the magic of Suzanne’s songs. A melody rises and pulls you in, like the relentless undertow of the Long Island Sound.”
The Suzanne Langille Songbook features a diverse array of artists who reinterpret her music, showcasing its timeless and transformative power.