Name: Wonderbloom
Brand: Becca Stevens

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

GUM032020CD

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Download code: No

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-01-08

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

The Orchard

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

700261481357

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Becca Stevens

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Ground Up

<p>GroundUP Music is a genre-bending instrumental ensemble formed by Snarky Puppy. Led by Michael League, the label aims to provide a haven for artists in the ever-changing world of independent music. GroundUP strives to keep the focus on the music itself, empowering each artist with the necessary tools to successfully tour and sell records on the road. The label's philosophy revolves around matching each group with their ideal listening audience, regardless of genre, style, or geography. With an unwavering belief that good music will always find its listeners, GroundUP sets out to create a platform where talented artists can thrive.</p>

Since making her debut with the 2011 album Weightless, singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Becca Stevens has tested the limits of musical identity, mining everything from jazz to Irish folk to indie-rock in her striving for complete and authentic expression. In her latest musical endeavor—the five-track EP Wonderbloom and a soon-to-follow full-length of the same name—the North Carolina-bred, Brooklyn-based artist again defies all expectation, this time dreaming up a groove-heavy, dance-ready sound infused with elements of pop and funk and R&amp;B. 

But despite its brighter textures and uptempo rhythms, Wonderbloom finds Stevens achieving a profound complexity in her lyrics, ultimately redefining what’s possible in creating music that elevates and edifies. Centered on the captivating vocal presence she’s showcased as a member of David Crosby’s Lighthouse Band, Wonderbloom telegraphs an unabashed joy that Stevens partly attributes to the project’s production. In a bold new turn for her musical career, Stevens co-produced and co-engineered Wonderbloom alongside Nic Hard (Snarky Puppy, Ghost-Note, The Church), overseeing every aspect of the recording and claiming a sense of agency that had long eluded her in the studio. “Nic and I were truly working as equals and trusting each other to get the job done, and it was an incredibly empowering experience for me,” she says. In another major departure, Stevens purposely brought a communal sensibility to the making of Wonderbloom —an undertaking that resulted in more than 40 musicians contributing to the album. 

Wonderbloom

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