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11 tracks | 35 minutes
Released Jan 2007
on Val Esway & El Mirage
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:49 Whiskey Trail lyrics BUY MP3 02:49 Whiskey Trail lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:49 Whiskey Trail
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:18 Sweet Thing lyrics BUY MP3 03:18 Sweet Thing lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:18 Sweet Thing
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:58 Think of Me lyrics BUY MP3 02:58 Think of Me lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:58 Think of Me
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:19 Bitter Tears lyrics BUY MP3 04:19 Bitter Tears lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:19 Bitter Tears
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:19 Whiskey Lullaby lyrics BUY MP3 03:19 Whiskey Lullaby lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:19 Whiskey Lullaby
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:07 Baby Found a New Love lyrics BUY MP3 02:07 Baby Found a New Love lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:07 Baby Found a New Love
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:12 Birthday lyrics BUY MP3 04:12 Birthday lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:12 Birthday
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:52 Pretend to Believe lyrics FREE 01:52 Pretend to Believe lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:52 Pretend to Believe
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:12 Lowdown Lonesome Lovesick Blues lyrics BUY MP3 02:12 Lowdown Lonesome Lovesick Blues lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:12 Lowdown Lonesome Lovesick Blues
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:38 Better Unspoken lyrics BUY MP3 04:38 Better Unspoken lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:38 Better Unspoken
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:57 Wake Up Little Maggie lyrics BUY MP3 03:57 Wake Up Little Maggie lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:57 Wake Up Little Maggie
It's a little bit twang, a little bit torch - a sound we like to call Ameri...kinda.
Bio / Background
After years spent winning folks over with the ethereal soundscapes of Ramona the Pest and the twang-inspired stylings of Loretta Lynch, Val Esway continues her explorations of love, liquor & loss with Pretend to Believe, the follow up to the critically acclaimed 2005 release Lovers, Losers, Liars.
Just like Lovers, Losers, Liars, Pretend to Believe is chock full of Val's spine-tingling vocals spinning torch tales, hillbilly lullabies, murder ballads and lowdown blues, for a sound she likes to call Ameri...kinda.
As with her previous efforts, a great many of these songs were born through Val's participation in the Immersion Composition Society, wherein each participant writes and records as many songs as possible on each selected day. Val credits ICS for transforming her creative life and her song writing forever, contributing to her continuing love affair/obsession with song.
↓ more ↓These songs were plucked from over 250 written over a two and a half year period, and are made to shine thanks to a slew of very special guests otherwise known as El Mirage (Lucio Menegon, Joe Rut, Myles Boisen, Wil Hendricks, John Hanes, Berge Thomasian*).
Whether she's singing sweet sounding takes of murder and heartache or toe tapping ditties of revenge and regret, Val Esway will surely disarm you with her soulful siren sounds.
*...Collectively, the members of El Mirage have graced all sorts of recordings and stages, with folks like Tom Waits, Etta James, Fred Frith, Bonnie Rait, John Zorn, Nina Hagen, The Lofty Pillars, Eleni Mandell, The OverDub Club, and oh, so many more...
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