Album insights
Balmorhea's highly anticipated second album on Deutsche Grammophon, "Pendant World," is filled with evocative melodies. The 13 tracks showcase a wide array of styles, textures, rhythms, and colors while breaking genre boundaries. In addition to their usual piano, acoustic guitars, and strings, Balmorhea incorporate found sounds, samples, vinyl recordings, synthesizers, brass instruments, and flutes. Joining Rob Lowe and Michael A. Muller on this album are guest artists Aisha Burns, a violinist/singer, cellist Clarice Jensen, and an impressive lineup of musicians, including jazz saxophonist Sam Gendel, tenor saxophonist/flutist Joseph Shabason, clarinetist Jonathan Sielaff, drummer Jason Treuting, and vocalists Steph Jenkins and Lisa Morgenstern. Grammy winner and producer Jonathan Low oversees the album's production, adding synthesizers and percussion. "Pendant World" will be released digitally, on CD, and on vinyl on June 16.