Dandelion

The Dandelion 7" contains solo acoustic performances from frontwoman Adrianne Lenker, here recorded by Luke Temple of Here We Go Magic, all adorned with a cover painting by Temple. Put to tape one wintry day in early 2016, the recordings find Temple capturing Lenker in a searching, intimate performance. They offer a first public hearing for 'Dandelion', a beguiling new song from Lenker's visionary pen; while the version of 'Masterpiece' contained here casts a new light on the title track of their acclaimed debut LP. Explaining how the recordings came about, Lenker says: "On tour with Here We Go Magic, our van, Bonnie, broke down in the Rocky Mountains. We really didn't want to miss any shows. Fortunately, Here We Go kindly offered me the empty seat in their truck, and I went ahead to play two solo shows while the rest of the band fixed Bonnie. "After Luke saw the show, he had an idea to capture the simple raw form of the songs played solo. Several months later, I went out to Hudson, NY, and we filled eight cassette tapes, with one song played through a few times per 15-minute tape. It was a really relaxing way of recording. I thought we might just stuff the tapes in a shoebox in a closet and find them years later. It's nice to record without the intention of releasing the thing you're making.”