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Orenda Fink: Ask the Night

By Emily Riemer on 8:30 AM on October 26, 2009

Achingly beautiful melodies as a cure for the restless blues Orenda Fink’s sophomore album leaves behind the sonic experimentation of her debut LP, Invisible Ones. Ask the Night is, instead, a nod to the singer’s Southern roots in a pared-down combination of guitars, strings and banjos that harkens back to another era: “Sister” showcases a clanging piano in a Frontier saloon, and “The Garden” is driven by the mournful violin of a Victorian folk song. What results is a deliciously melancholic mixture, epitomized in “Why is the Night Sad,” which laments, “And you know that you’re not safe here, through... read more

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Download Orenda Fink's "That Certain-Something Spring"

By Paste Staff on 4:21 PM on October 7, 2009

Download Orenda Fink's "That Certain-Something Spring" here.Fink's Ask the Night is out now on Saddle Creek.... read more

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Orenda Fink to Ask the Night in October

By Justin Jacobs on 11:41 AM on August 24, 2009

Orenda Fink, half of folk duo Azure Ray, has been steadily releasing music for the past five years. But this October’s Ask the Night will be her first solo album since 2005. ... read more

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Orenda Fink and Scalpelist form O + S on Saddle Creek

By Natasha Richardson on 12:33 PM on January 16, 2009

Orenda Fink of Azure Ray/Art in Manila has teamed up with Scalpelist (Cedric LeMoyne) of Remy Zero to collaborate on a new project, O + S. ... read more

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