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Thunderbird
Jazz · 2006 · 10 tracks

Thunderbird

Cassandra Wilson

A humid collision of Delta blues and modern electronica. Cassandra Wilson's smoke-cured voice floats over T Bone Burnett's gritty, loop-driven production.

April 4, 2006 · Blue Note

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A humid, nocturnal meditation that feels both ancient and technologically haunted.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Go to Mexico
4:15
02
Closer to You
5:49
03
Easy Rider
7:04
04
It Would Be So Easy
5:10
05
Red River Valley
5:52
06
Poet
5:27
07
I Want to Be Loved
4:03
08
Lost
3:35
09
Strike a Match
4:48
10
Tarot
3:52
Moments Worth Listening For
The unexpected entry of a trip-hop beat under the traditional folk bones of Red River Valley.
Marc Ribot's jagged, skeletal guitar lines cutting through the hazy electronic wash on Go to Mexico.
The way her voice drops into a near-subterranean register during the final refrain of Closer to You.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Thunderbird sound next to the rest of Cassandra Wilson's catalogue?

Love Romantic+1.2σ

The writing leans notably further into love romantic than the rest of the catalogue.

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