{"product_id":"dearest-sister-collective-heart-cd","title":"Dearest Sister - Collective Heart [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: CD\u003cbr\u003eCatalogue No.: ACT9953-2\u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 0614427995322\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 05 May 2023\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The three women and two men who make up Dearest Sister form a band in the fullest sense. Their debut album, ‘Collective Heart’, is a prime example of a current musical development: extremely able young musicians with open minds and ears are applying the rigour and the tools from their jazz training to find a sound world that is very distinct from jazz.\u003cbr\u003e The core of Dearest Sister is a very special creative duo: singer \/ keyboardist Andrea Hatanmaa and pianist Ylva Almcrantz. The two met while studying jazz and popular music at the Malmö Academy of Music in Sweden, the city where the band is based. Raised on rock and pop music, Andrea Hatanmaa’s vocal technique is rock solid, and yet she doesn’t sound anything like a typical jazz singer. She says: “What is important to me is to master my craft, and to learn and assimilate as much as possible from all directions, and then - whether I’m on stage or\u003cbr\u003ein the studio - to forget all that and find an individual voice and\u003cbr\u003epersonal expression.”\u003cbr\u003e It is not only Hatanmaa’s haunting voice, with its kaleidoscope\u003cbr\u003eof facets and nuances, that shapes the music, but also the lyrics\u003cbr\u003eand concise, refined songwriting. Hatanmaa and Ylva Almcrantz\u003cbr\u003eform a songwriting partnership. The singer says: “Ylva is the\u003cbr\u003emusical genius in the band. She comes up with the most\u003cbr\u003ebeautiful arrangements and has an amazing sixth sense for\u003cbr\u003emoods, sounds, dynamics, small and big melodies,” adding with\u003cbr\u003ea laugh, “I just have to be careful that it doesn’t all get too\u003cbr\u003ejazzy.”\u003cbr\u003e ‘Collective Heart’ is a fascinating and emotionally affecting album. These are strong musicians who are capable of offering the listener surprising contrasts and great authenticity. This is music in a constant state of evolution and discovery. Dearest Sister know what they are looking for, so if listeners find it on ‘Collective Heart’, it is not going to be by accident: this is a band well aware of what they can bring, and that is something new, special, and very real.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracklisting\u003cbr\u003eIntro\u003cbr\u003eLeave Me Be\u003cbr\u003eCollective Heart\u003cbr\u003eConfusion Of Reality\u003cbr\u003eMaze\u003cbr\u003eReminisce\u003cbr\u003ePrelude\u003cbr\u003eThose Who Are Near\u003cbr\u003ePretending\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Act Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42438845071516,"sku":"ACT9953-2","price":13.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/1_fb9891d8-e610-4d0e-9c24-f7dd85293232.jpg?v=1680809919","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/dearest-sister-collective-heart-cd","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}