{"product_id":"macie-stewart-when-the-distance-is-blue-cd","title":"Macie Stewart - When the Distance is Blue [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: CD\u003cbr\u003eCatalogue No.: IARC93CD\u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 0634457198302\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 21 Mar 2025\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCD Digipak\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the Distance is Blue is Macie Stewart’s International Anthem debut. The Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser describes the collection as “a love letter to the moments we spend in-between”—a letter realized via an intentional return to piano, her first instrument and the origin of her creative expression. Here Stewart creates a striking and cinematic work through collages of prepared piano, field recordings, and string quartet compositions, one that gives shape to a transient universe all its own while tracing the line of her musical past, full circle.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLong-heralded in musician circles for her versatility, Stewart stands as a distinguished, go-to collaborator across genre and style, with a collaborative CV that reads like a dream year-end list—performing strings for Makaya McCraven or Japanese Breakfast; singing harmonies with Tweedy; arranging for Alabaster DePlume, Resavoir, Mannequin Pussy, or SZA; co-leading the jagged art-rock experimentation of Finom, her duo with songwriter Sima Cunningham. This varied-yet-distinct sound has led to a name recognition that goes beyond the devoted liner note enthusiast. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Macie Stewart has had a hand in making some of the best tracks of the past five years transcendent.” (Pitchfork)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the Distance is Blue finds her gathering those threads and focusing those sensibilities into a contemplative 8-piece song cycle with help from noted collaborators Lia Kohl, Whitney Johnson (Matchesse), and Zach Moore, as well as International Anthem engineer Dave Vettraino. The result is an album with a musical lexicon which lands somewhere between Alvin Curran’s Songs and Views from the Magnetic Garden and Claire Rousay’s A Softer Focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTRACKLIST:\u003cbr\u003e1. I Forget How To Remember My Dreams (ft. Lia Kohl)\u003cbr\u003e2. Tsukiji\u003cbr\u003e3. Murmuration\/Memorization\u003cbr\u003e4. Spring Becomes You, Spring Becomes New\u003cbr\u003e5. Stairwell (Before and After)\u003cbr\u003e6. What Fills You Up Won’t Leave an Empty Cup\u003cbr\u003e7. In Between\u003cbr\u003e8. Disintegration\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"International Anthems","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44765773398172,"sku":"IARC93CD","price":14.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/unnamed_12_37b86d5a-1311-437f-bcfc-f36dae56ff55.jpg?v=1739286525","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/macie-stewart-when-the-distance-is-blue-cd","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}