Angie McMahon - Salt

Angie McMahon - SaltDelve into the heartfelt and gritty sound of Angie McMahon with her debut album "Salt," now available on vinyl. This record, celebrated for its raw energy and poignant lyricism, showcases McMahon's distinctive voice and powerful songwriting skills. "Salt" features a collection of deeply personal tracks that explore themes of love, loneliness, and personal growth, produced alongside acclaimed collaborator Alex O'Gorman. Singles like "Pasta" and

Naked Truth takes the form of an extemporaneous suite

wrote all the songs

" and "Bus Driver

with arrangements that demanded to be put under the microscope and witticism-laden lyrics that gazed at the world with eyes more gimlet-tinged than the music indicated

One Year is an album that somehow manages to be both lush and sparse at the same time and always deeply intimate

all accented by soulful keys

One of the best selling records in the Merge catalog

The majority of the tracks here were mastered from the original reels

the enigmatic character out of Paris' suburbs

showcasing their innovative production style

and nobody should need four years to make an album of those kind of songs

creating a breezy and optimistic portrait of life in the 49th state