Released: 22/03/24
Self-described as ‘cowboy soul, future folk’, NYC artist Odetta Hartman’s sound is both traditional and modern. ‘Swansongs’, produced by Odetta, Alex Friedman and Wyatt Bertz, is a dynamic and powerful reflection of love and ambition, hopeful, energetic and at times chaotic but always captivating.
Following her debut mini-LP, ‘222’, and ‘Old Rockhounds Never Die’, which saw her touring her unique performance style, part Jack White rock and roll folk blues, part electronic experimentations, with the likes of Let’s Eat Grandma, Cosmo Sheldrake and Skullcrusher, she returns with her strongest set of songs to date - another fever dream of a record including the experimental pop of ‘Goldilocks’, the dramatic string-led ‘Dr. No’.
“Few artists combine the concepts of arcane and contemporary as atmospherically as New York’s Odetta Hartman.” - Uncut
“In a musical ecosystem where singular is overused and haunting is all but nauseating, Hartman and Inslee’s work here is deserving of such accolades. There is nothing quite else that ties together such imaginative incongruence with ease, a quilt of scraps that cannot be replicated. What should be a hot mess is a marvel, a constellation of sounds shining bright and mysterious.” - Pitchfork