Cargo Records

Monarcana

"My favorite singer/songwriter in all of New York City. I'm so happy to be alive at the same time she is because I get to see her perform. It's her and guitar, or her and piano, or her and harmonium. Her lyrics are so good; when I play this for people they stop doing everything and are quiet for hours after." - Devendra Banhart .

"These songs were recorded at home from 2001-2004 spontaneous songs, not like those worked on / recreated for live shows for me they are direct communication i have no idea what, if anything they might mean to other people it feels good to offer them that way sometimes i'm asked why or it's assumed i intend to make "lo-fi" recordings it's really just that when the baby's coming you don't always have time to sterilize the rags when i hear a recorded song the music rises up & out from any tape hiss, digital clicking, etc... in my experience it doesn't interfere with what's happening / being conveyed what is happening? An attempt to share & to connect thwarts & acceptances" Diane Cluck - Melodic innovation and off-kilter, bewitching harmonies, an insanely beautiful album. Diane Cluck is a New York-based singer-songwriter affiliated with the Anti-folk scene. She has recorded five albums since 2001. Her music is more sophisticated than many artists' of the genre, played using acoustic guitar, piano, organ and xylophone. Influenced by the French composer Satie and Kate Bush, her music also uses discordant effects and demonstrates a confident grasp of dynamics. Her song Monte Carlo appeared on the Rough Trade compilation Anti Folk Volume 1 in 2001 alongside other luminaries of the scene.