Farao Announces Debut LP Out 9/11
By: Caryn Robbins
Farao is the musical identity of Norwegian adventurous pop songbird & multi-instrumentalist Kari Jahnsen, who will release her debut full length album Till It's All Forgotten on September 11th via Artist & Crafts (North America) and Full Time Hobby (UK/EU). Shimmering with depths of determination and sorrow, Jahnsen composed and performed all instruments except brass and drums on Till It's All Forgotten's ten songs, touching upon celestial pop, R&B and haunting brass melodies.
Farao's vast and powerful army of tools - guitars, synths, organs, glockenspiel, sitar - dance at her fingertips, expertly interwoven with her ethereal vocals to create a suite of music that is otherworldly and entirely her own. "Hunter" shimmers with starry electronics churning against an inexorable underbelly of rhythm. The brooding "Bodies" thunders over rugged terrain, its knotted path smoothed by Farao's angelic, stoic voice. North American Tour Dates Announced 9/17: New York, NY @ Rockwood Music Hall9/22: Toronto, ON @ Smiling Buddha
9/23: Washington, DC @ DC9
9/24: Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
9/26: Portsmouth, NH @ Music Hall Loft
9/29: Los Angeles, CA @ Hotel Café
"Bodies" premiered with FADER and is available to post and share HERE.
Produced by Mike Lindsay (of Tunng) and mixed by Grammy Award winner Andrew Scheps (Hozier, Lana Del Rey, Cass McCombs), Farao's wonderful debut is a rare composition of sonic elements perfectly interpreting its emotional themes, and the dramatic range. The album is now available for pre-order via Arts & Crafts + Full Time Hobby.2. Bodies
3. Hunter
4. Maze
5. Feel
6. Anchor
7. Warriors
8. Silence
9. Fragments
10. Are You Real?
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