Today we have been let in on what Aaron Dessner (The National) and Richard Parry (Arcade Fire) first discovered last April: Laurel Sprengelmeyer, aka Little Scream, has talent in abundance. Raised along the Mississippi River, Little Scream was introduced to the violin and piano as a child, but didn’t pick up the guitar until her parents’ painful divorce. With her delicate acoustic guitar, naturally yearning vocals, and waves of underlying echoes, Little Scream’s debut LP, The Golden Record, sets aim at each listener’s visceral emotions.
Co-produced by Parry, The Golden Record features Little Scream on guitar, vocals, violin, and keyboard. The album’s 10 tracks also showcase Sarah Neufeld (Arcade Fire, Bell Orchestre), Mike Fuerstack (Snailhouse), Becky Foon (Silver Mt. Zion), and Patty McGee (Stars). Plus, Sprengelmeyer teams up with Dessner on “The Heron and the Fox”, which you can hear below.
The Golden Record will be released via Secretly Canadian on April 12th. Prior to the drop, Little Scream has planned a two-month North American tour beginning February 1st in Kingston, Ontario, and ending April 17th in Washington, DC; all stops can be found below.
Check Out:
“The Heron and the Fox”
The Golden Record Tracklist:
01. The Lamb
02. Cannons
03. The Heron and the Fox
04. Your Radio
05. Black Cloud
06. Guyegaros
07. Boatman
08. People is Place
09. Red Hunting Jacket
10. Hallowed
Little Scream 2011 Tour Dates:
02/01 – Kingston, ON @ Grad Club ^
02/02 – Peterborough, ON @ Red Dog ^
02/03 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern ^
02/04 – Ottawa, ON @ Mavericks ^
03/10 – Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
03/11 – Montreal, QC @ Le National *
03/12 – Québec, QC @ Le Cercle *
03/16-20 – Austin, TX @ SXSW 2011
03/22 – Tucson, AZ @ Solar Culture $
03/23 – Phoenix, AZ @ the Rhythm Room $
03/24 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar $
03/25 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Satellite $
03/26 – Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar $
03/27 – San Francisco, CA @ The Bottom of the Hill $
03/29 – Vancouver, BC @ The Media Club $
03/30 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir $
04/01 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux $
04/02 – Salt lake City, UT @ The State Room $
04/03 – Denver, CO @ The Walnut Room $
04/04 – Omaha, NB @ Slowdown $
04/06 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Cedar Cultural Centre $
04/07 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Pabst Theater $
04/08 – Madison, WI @ The Rathskellar $
04/09 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall $
04/10 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern $
04/12 – Toronto, ON @ The Drake Hotel $
04/13 – Montreal, QC @ Casa Del Popolo $
04/14 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall $
04/17 – Washington, DC @ The Red Palace $
^ = w/ Julie Doiron
* = w/ Plants and Animals
$ = w/ Sharon Van Etten