From her upcoming jazz standards album, 'This May Only Be A Dream,' out May 7.
Los Angeles artist/musician Gretchen Lieberum (co-founder of Prince tribute band Princess with actress Maya Rudolph) has debuted via Rolling Stone the first video and song "Come Rain Or Come Shine" from her upcoming jazz standards album, This May Only Be A Dream, out May 7. Lieberum's good friend and bandmate Rudolph spoke with Rolling Stone about the album: "There is a warmth and a twisted beauty to this album that keeps me coming back for more. Sometimes visual, you can hear it explode with color and at times vibrate around Gretchen's gorgeous haunting vocals. THIS MAY ONLY BE A DREAM is both mighty and humble all at the same time... just beautiful."
An enduring and popular classic, "Come Rain Or Come Shine" is emotionally redefined by Lieberum, with a foundation of moody atmospheres and lush cinematics created by her producer and collaborator, BAFTA-winning composer and musician Keefus Ciancia. The video uses vintage stock footage that surrealistically conveys the longing, dreamlike elements of the music and was directed by Ciancia's daughter, Raven Violet. Lieberum's new album explores a collection of timeless jazz songs with an entirely fresh, modern, and experimental approach. Watch and share "Come Rain Or Come Shine" here. Lieberum explains further about the song and video: "'Come Rain Or Come Shine' is a song about lasting love persevering through good times and bad, which is a message that certainly speaks to me, and I imagine many of us, these days. There are many versions of the song that I absolutely love - performed by Ray Charles and Billie Holiday for example. But the version that inspired our iteration of it is performed by Chet Baker. He does a really haunting version accompanied by acoustic guitar. I think you can hear our homage to his performance within ours. Instead of guitar, we used a Celeste. And then Keefus mashed that up with soaring orchestral samples. Raven Violet, Keefus's daughter, directed and edited the video. It's mostly comprised of public domain footage she found online. I think she has an incredible eye and the creativity of her dad."Listen here:
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